It follows the form's typical rhyme scheme, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, and is written in iambic pentameter, a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.
This poem follows the typical rhyming pattern of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, and is written in iambic pentameter, a specific form of poetry that uses five sets of stressed and unstressed syllables per line.