This is an analysis of A Song Of The Princess by Sara Teasdale.

The princess has her lovers,
A score of knights has she,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX Xbbb XaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101010 010111 11110100 110100 1110110 110101 01010101 110101 11010111 110101 11010101 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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