This is an analysis of I Hate Work So by Lesbia Harford.

I hate work so
That I have found a way…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbXccaddebbaddXee
  • Stanza lengths: 18,
  • Metre: 1111 111101 0101110101 1011 010101 0101011101 1111 010111 1101110011 1111 111100 0101110101 01011 000100 1111001111 1101 110101 1101110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

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