This is an analysis of The Duel by Eugene Field.
The gingham dog and the calico cat
Side by side on the table sat;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbaaaaa XXcXddccc cXaaeecaa aaffggacc
- Stanza lengths: 9,9,9,9,
- Metre: 0101101011 11110101 1111111111 1111101101 011110011 01011111 11100001001 11011101 1110110011 0101110110 10101101110 0111011011 010101101 1011100101 10010101 10111001001 11010101 101110101 00111101 1110111110 10101101011 10011101 010100111 0010011101 11101011011 11010101 111100011 11010111 11110111 11111001 11011101 101010111 00111101 111110101 01110111 11011101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 36
Repeated words/phrases
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