This is an analysis of There Was A Great Cathedral by Stephen Crane.

There was a great cathedral.
To solemn songs,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabXXabX
  • Stanza lengths: 10,
  • Metre: 1101010 0101 01010 101010 0111 101110110 111111 1001010 1010100001 01110010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 10