This is an analysis of Longing by Sara Teasdale.

I am not sorry for my soul
That it must go unsatisfied,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb AcXc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11110111 10110101 10110101 01000111 11110111 11110111 10010101 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8