This is an analysis of The Dying Swan by Thomas Sturge Moore.
O SILVER-THROATED Swan
Struck, struck! A golden dart…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababbXcXXcdbdee
- Stanza lengths: 15,
- Metre: 110101 110101 111111 1011 111101 110101 110101 1111 11110 01110111 111101 01010101 10011101 11010111 01011111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 15
