This is an analysis of Saint Peter by Henry Lawson.

Now, I think there is a likeness 'twixt St Peter's life and mine
For he did a lot of trampin' long ago in Palestine…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabX Xbbb XXcc bbXX bXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 111100101110111 110010101010101 111010101010101 101111101010101 101010101010101 111110101010101 101110101111001 111010101101101 111011101011101 111010101110011 111010100011101 101010101110101 111111101111101 101010111110110 101011111110111 111011101010101 111010101011101 101011101010101 111010101011101 111010101011101
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

and, i, with, to

Anaphora

and