Analysis of Alphabet Poem 1877
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
A tumbled down, and hurt his Arm, against a bit of wood.
B said, "My Boy, O! do not cry' it cannot do you good!"
C said, "A Cup of Coffee hot can't do you any harm."
D said, "A Doctor should be fetched, and he would cure the arm."
E said, "An Egg beat up in milk would quickly make him well."
F said, "A Fish, if broiled, might cure, if only by the smell."
G said, "Green Gooseberry fool, the best of cures I hold."
H said, "His Hat should be kept on, keep him from the cold."
I said, "Some Ice upon his head will make him better soon."
J said, "Some Jam, if spread on bread, or given in a spoon."
K said, "A Kangaroo is here,—this picture let him see."
L said, "A Lamp pray keep alight, to make some barley tea."
M said, "A Mulberry or two might give him satisfaction."
N said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, might be a slight attraction."
O said, "An Owl might make him laugh, if only it would wink."
P said, "Some Poetry might be read aloud, to make him think."
Q said, "A Quince I recommend,—A Quince, or else a Quail."
R said, "Some Rats might make him move, if fastened by their tail."
S said, "A Song should now be sung, in hopes to make him laugh!"
T said, "A Turnip might avail, if sliced or cut in half."
U said, "An Urn, with water hot, place underneath his chin!"
V said, "I'll stand upon a chair, and play a Violin!"
W said, "Some Whiskey-Whizzgigs fetch, some marbles and a ball!"
X said, "Some double XX ale would be the best of all!"
Y said, "Some Yeast mised up with salt would make a perfect plaster!"
Z said, "Here is a box of Zinc! Get in my little master!
We'll shut you up! We'll nail you down!
We will, my little master!
We think we've all heard quite enough of this sad disaster!"
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNMM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010111010111 11111111110111 11011101111101 11010111011101 11111101110111 11011111110101 111101011111 1111111111101 11110111111101 11111111110001 1100111110111 11011101111101 1101011111010 111111011101010 11111111110111 111100111011111 1101101011101 11111111110111 11011111011111 11010101111101 1111110110111 11110101010001 100111011110001 1111011110111 111111111100110 111101111011010 11111111 1111010 11111101111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,830 |
Words | 369 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 29 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 15 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,222 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 441 |
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Written on 1877
Submitted by Drone232 on May 16, 2022
Modified on April 25, 2023
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