This is an analysis of The Years by Sara Teasdale.

To-night I close my eyes and see
A strange procession passing me--…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeecc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 01111111 01010101 00011111 11100101 11010010 1111011101 00111101 11111101 11110101 11011011 1100101100 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12