This is an analysis of A Dedication. To Charlotte Cushman. by Sidney Lanier.
As Love will carve dear names upon a tree,
Symbol of gravure on his heart to be,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aa XX bb cc cX dd
- Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,2,
- Metre: 1101110101 1001010100 1111010101 00111001100 1100110101 0111111111 11110011111 1001011101 0111110111 0101010001 11011010001 1111010110
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 12
