This is an analysis of It Is Not A Word by Sara Teasdale.

It is not a word spoken,
Few words are said;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,1,
  • Metre: 0010110 1111 11001001 101001 11001001 111101 1010010 111101 010110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 10

Anaphora

nor