This is an analysis of The Answer by Sara Teasdale.

When I go back to earth
And all my joyous body…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXaXc bXddcXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 111101 1111010 110111 111011 011101 0111010 110101 010001 111110 1111010 110101 110001 110101 1001110 1111010 1111010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16