This is an analysis of An Explanation by James Weldon Johnson.

Look heah! 'Splain to me de reason
Why you said to Squire Lee,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 9,
  • Metre: 11101010 111011 1111101 01111001 11111110 111111 11111111 1101001 1
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 9

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