This is an analysis of Craqueodoom by James Whitcomb Riley.
The Crankadox leaned o'er the edge of the moon
And wistfully gazed on the sea…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbc XdXdXefe ghghdXdf
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 010011001001 11001101 101000101001 001011011 01001001101 11001001 001001111001 001011001 01101101001 101011011 111010001001 101001001 101011101000 101101001 11001101001 01011001 01001101001 101011001 111011001001 001011011 101001111111 11101010 101001101001 001101001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
of, his, dub
