This is an analysis of Thorwaldsen by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Not in the fabled influence of some star,
Benign or evil, do our fortunes lie;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXaabbacdcddc
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 10010100011 0111011101 1101000100 1001110111 1111010011 0101000101 1101010111 1101010111 1111110111 1111110001 0011010111 0101010001 01010100101 1001010110
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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