This is an analysis of The Melbourne Cup by Lesbia Harford.

I like the riders
Clad in rose and blue;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbacXcXbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 11010 10111 11010 11101 11010 10101 11110 10111 10011 10101 11010 10111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12