This is an analysis of Debt by Sara Teasdale.

What do I owe to you
Who loved me deep and long?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 111101 111111 11011101 111101 110111 111111 11010101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8