This is an analysis of A Coquette Conquered by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Yes, my ha't's ez ha'd ez stone—
Go 'way, Sam, an' lemme 'lone.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXbb cccc cXdd bXee ffXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1111111 1111101 1111111 111011001 1011111 11010111 1110111 1111111 1001111 1010101 1111101 1111101 111011 1110101 1110101 1001101 1001111 1111111 1011101 1111101 1101101 1011101 1111111 1111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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