This is an analysis of L'Eau Dormante by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

Curled up and sitting on her feet.
Within the window's deep embrasure,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXabccddee fbfbggffee
  • Stanza lengths: 10,10,
  • Metre: 11110101 010101100 010010101 010101010 10010001 01110101 10010101 11010101 11011101 1001100011 11010101 010101110 11010011 110101010 01011101 01011111 11011101 11111101 11110111 110000101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 20