This is an analysis of Alpha- Omega by William Arthur Dunkerley.

Curly head, and laughing eyes,-
Mischief that all blame defies.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb aa cc bb dd aa Xd ee XX cc XX
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Metre: 1011101 1011101 10101010 10101110 1010111 1001100 1010101 1110101 1010101 1011101 11101 1010100 10111010 111001010 101010010 1111101 11111010 10111110 10100100 1111 0011101 1111101 1111101 01111110
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 12
  • Lines: 24

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