This is an analysis of To Erinna by Sara Teasdale.
Was Time not harsh to you, or was he kind,
O pale Erinna of the perfect lyre,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXabccXdaddaX
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1111011111 1110000011 11111101010 011100101001 1101010101 1111100101 1111000100 0111011000 1111100100 0101011101 0101111111 10111010001 1101110001 10010101010
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Anaphora
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