This is an analysis of Once There Was A Man by Stephen Crane.

Once there was a man -
Oh, so wise!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXbXbXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths: 13,
  • Metre: 11101 111 011 1010010 1011 1101 11111 1010 11 11 11 10101010 1010010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 13

Repeated words/phrases

no

Anaphora

no