This is an analysis of A Gustatory Achievement by James Whitcomb Riley.

Last Thanksgivin'-dinner we
Et at Granny's house, an' she…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa XX bbcc ddb X
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,4,3,1,
  • Metre: 1100101 1110111 1111101 1111101 1110111 1010111 1100111 1110111 1110111 1011101 1110111 11111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

an', burry