This is an analysis of Drapers Dummies by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

What do they dream about standing there
In the windows facing the street?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccbb dedeaadX bfbfffcc gXgbhhii
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 111101101 00101001 10100111 1110001 101100101 0010100101 111100111 111101001 10110111 0111001 11100100111 1010101 110110111 110010111 1100111011 1111001110 011110111 1010101 11010101 0101001 100101101 11100100101 111100101 0010100101 110110101 1101001 1100101011 1101101 110101111 0110101111 110101101 1111111001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 32