This is an analysis of Tryin' On Clothes by Shel Silverstein.

I tried on the farmer's hat,
Didn't fit……

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXabXccdXb deeaaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 12,7,
  • Metre: 1110101 101 01011101 110 101100 101 1110101 01011 101111 110 101100 101 1110101 10 111101 1010111 11 100100111 101111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 19