This is an analysis of Where-Away by James Whitcomb Riley.
O the Lands of Where-Away!
Tell us--tell us--where are they?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa ddeeddaa ccddffaX gghXhhXa bbiijjaa
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 1010101 1111111 1010101 1110111 0010001 0010101 1010101 1010101 1110101 1010101 1010101 0011101 1010001 1011111 1010111 10010101 1011101 1110101 1110111 1110101 1010011 1110111 1101101 1010110 1010101 10111001 1111111 0010100 1011101 1000111 1100101 1011101 1010111 1010111 1111101 1110101 0010101 1010001 0010101 1010101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 40
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