This is an analysis of Western by Ellis Parker Butler.
The Cowboy had a sterling heart,
The Maiden was from Boston,…
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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