This is an analysis of The Fugitive Ideal by William Watson.
As some most pure and noble face,
Seen in the thronged and hurrying street,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababaa cdcdcc
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,
- Metre: 11111101 100111001 110010101 010101 11010101 100010100 11110101 01111101 11010111 111111 11111011 01010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 12
Repeated words/phrases
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