This is an analysis of Nilsson by Sidney Lanier.

A rose of perfect red, embossed
With silver sheens of crystal frost,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd eeX fff ggg
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Metre: 01001101 01010101 11111101 11010001 11110101 01110001 010010101 110101001 11011101 11010111 11010001 01010001 11011101 11010101 11011100 10111111 11010111 11011101 11011101 10010111 00010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 21

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