This is an analysis of A Song Of The Future. by Sidney Lanier.

Sail fast, sail fast,
Ark of my hopes, Ark of my dreams;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AbabAccaaddee
  • Stanza lengths: 13,
  • Metre: 1111 10111011 11010011 110010111 1111 1011011101 0101010101 1101010101 11101010011 11001 11111111 110011101 1110111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 13