This is an analysis of The Orange by Charles Lamb.

The month was June, the day was hot,
And Philip had an orange got,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccaX bbddaaeeffdddd gghhhhiijjkkllmmaa mmnndd
  • Stanza lengths: 10,14,18,6,
  • Metre: 01110111 11011101 01110101 01000111 10110111 11000101 11110101 11010101 0101011 11010100 01010101 01110101 11011101 10010101 01110101 01010111 10010101 10011101 110100111 11000101 11110101 00100101 1101100010 011101010 01010101 1111101 10010111 11011111 10011101 01010111 100101001 11010100 01010101 01110101 01010101 01011111 01010101 11011011 01010101 11010100 11010101 01110111 11010101 11000101 010010111 01011101 100110111 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 51

Repeated words/phrases

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