This is an analysis of The Inconsistent by Thomas Hardy.

I say, "She was as good as fair,"
   When standing by her mound;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXaX bcbcdXdX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 111110110 110101 1010100101 10101010 111010111 11110 11010101 1101010 11011101 110101 01010101 111011 01110101 111101 1111101101 1111110
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16