This is an analysis of To G. M. W. And G. F. W. by Ellis Parker Butler.
Whenas—(I love that 'whenas' word—
It shows I am a poet, too)…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcaca X cdXdcaXa X dXdXdada X ebebaaaa f ghghaXaX f iiiXdada XXhfhffafa
- Stanza lengths: 8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,10,
- Metre: 10111101 01110101 11010101 01000111 11011101 11010101 10110111 10010101 1 10011011 01110101 11001101 11111101 11010101 11011101 10011111 01111101 1 10011111 11010110 01010001 111111010 11010101 01010001 1111011001 11010101 1 11010111 10110101 10110101 11110111 110101001 01110001 01010111 00011101 1 11010101 01010111 01111101 01010110 11010101 11110111 11111001 10010101 1 11011111 11011111 01010101 11111101 11010101 10011101 11010111 11010101 1 01100101 01110111 11010001 1111101 10111001 00110101 11011101 11000101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 13
- Lines: 62
Repeated words/phrases
and, t
Anaphora
the
