This is an analysis of At Cheyenne by Eugene Field.

Young Lochinvar came in from the West,
With fringe on his trousers and fur on his vest;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaab accdXbXeeaaXdff
  • Stanza lengths: 4,15,
  • Metre: 110010001 01101011101 01001111101 01 1001101 01011001011 111001101011 01101011001 11111101100 01001101001 1111010100100 11101001001 11001011110 01001111001 01101001111 10101011100 1100111101 101001111001 11111011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 19

Repeated words/phrases

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