This is an analysis of The Romance Of Patrolman Casey by Ellis Parker Butler.

There was a young patrolman who
Had large but tender feet;…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcBcB debEbE cXdXfX XgfGXG beXede ba d ahXfh
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,2,1,5,
  • Metre: 11010111 111101 11111101 110101 11110011 110101 01110101 011111 01110101 011101 01010101 011101 11111111 010101 111001101 111111 11011101 111111 11111111 010111 111011001 011101 11011111 011101 11101111 110101 11111100 011111 11010111 011111 10010101 101101 1111010 1 111101 01010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 37

Repeated words/phrases

he, her, ', 'i

Anaphora

he, her, 'i