This is an analysis of A Triolet by Banjo Paterson.

Of all the sickly forms of verse,
Commend me to the triolet.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AXaAaXAX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 01010101 0110010 01110111 01010101 11010101 00010101 01010101 0110010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

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