This is an analysis of The Whale by Ellis Parker Butler.
The Whale is found in seas and oceans,
Indulging there in fishlike motions,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa aabb ccXX ddaa
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 010101110 010101010 110111110 110111110 11010101 11011101 11110101 11010101 10110111 11010111 010101010 101101010 11111001 11111100 11010101 01000101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Repeated words/phrases
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