This is an analysis of Morgan’s Curse by Shel Silverstein.

Followin’ the trail on the old treasure map,
I came to the spot that said “Dig right here.”…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabacbcbXdbd
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 10001101101 1100111111 11111111 1101101101 1100101011 0101110101 1100101001 111111111 111101011 1010101 1111101 11111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

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