This is an analysis of Parental Recollections by Charles Lamb.

A child's a plaything for an hour;
Its pretty tricks we try…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcXc dddb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010111110 010111 11110101 1101101 11111001 110101 11110101 10011 11000101 110101 11011101 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

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