This is an analysis of In A Lonely Place by Stephen Crane.

In a lonely place,
I encountered a sage…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXcbaXX
  • Stanza lengths: 11,
  • Metre: 00101 101001 1111 0100110 10101 11001 11111110 110101 110111 111000100010 01101101010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 11