This is an analysis of There Was A Man With Tongue Of Wood by Stephen Crane.

There was a man with tongue of wood
Who essayed to sing,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXaaXbX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11010101 110001 101010100 111111 011000101 11101 101 101010110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8