This is an analysis of Triolets by Sara Teasdale.

Before a lonely shrine
Of foam-born Aphrodite,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaaababcdcccdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 010101 0111010 100001 101101 111101 1100010 110101 1101010 110101 1101010 011101 111101 111111 011101 111101 11110010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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