This is an analysis of Western by Ellis Parker Butler.

The Cowboy had a sterling heart,
The Maiden was from Boston,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef XgXg hdhd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01110101 0101010 01010101 0101111 01010101 0111010 01011101 0101110 01001111 0111010 01110101 0101110 01010101 0101010 010011110 0011010 01010101 0101110 01010101 1101110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

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