This is an analysis of Tom Collins by Banjo Paterson.

Who never drinks and never bets,
But loves his wife and pays his debts…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaB aaaB cccB dddB
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 11011101 11100111 110 11011100 11011001 01110101 110 11010101 11010111 11010101 110 10010001 110100001 0111101 110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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