This is an analysis of Alchemy by Sara Teasdale.

I lift my heart as spring lifts up
A yellow daisy to the rain;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 111110111 01010001 11000101 100111 111101011 110100111 01010101 0101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

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