This is an analysis of The Loveable Characters by Henry Lawson.
I long for the streets but the Lord knoweth best,
For there I am never a saint;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: AAAABCBC dedeefef agagfhfhXAAAABCBC
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,17,
- Metre: 11101101101 11111001 111001001001 01001011 10011010011 11111011 11001011011 111001001 111001001101 101001001 111001001101 111001011 101001001001 1000100001 101011101001 001001011 101001001001 01011011 11101101001 11001001 101101101011 01101011 11001001101 11001001 11101101101 11111001 111001001001 01001011 10011010011 11111011 11001011011 111001001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
be, there, lovable, to
Anaphora
there
