This is an analysis of The Average Man by George Essex Evans.
His hat looks worn, and his coat-sleeves shine,
As I see him step from his ’bus at nine;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccaabbddeeaa ddffaaaa gghhffaa
- Stanza lengths: 16,8,8,
- Metre: 011110111 1111100111 011110111 1010110111 1010110101 1011110111 111110111 10101111001 1111111111 1010100111 111110101 110010011 111101101 111101111 110110101 1100001001 010110011 010110101 010110101 1010110101 10111010111 011100101 101010110101 1111101001 1010110101 0110110101 110100101 110100101 1010101101 0011100111 111101101 101001011001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
his, and, he
Anaphora
and, the
