This is an analysis of King Bibler's Army by Henry Clay Work.

It was ten years ago when the belle of the village
Gave here her hand to the young millionaire,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabXcB dEdEcaB fcXcgbcB cdgdfbcB XhghabcB
  • Stanza lengths: 9,7,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 0110011010010 1101001101 10011010010010 1010001110 1111010110010 111011011 111111 0011010 10111001 1101010 1111 110101010 1111 1101111 111010 10111001 1010011010010 101101001 1011011110010 10100111 0011111110010 111001101 0111110011010 10111001 0010010010010 0010110001 1010010011010 00100111 1011110010110 001011101 1111010010010 10111001 1111011111010 1001001101 10100010110110 100100111 1011011010110 101001001 1110010010010 10111001
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40

Repeated words/phrases

tramp, down, and