Analysis of To The First Born
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
WELCOME, welcome, little stranger,
Fear no harm, and fear no danger;
We are glad to see you here,
For you sing 'Sweet Spring is near.'
Now the white snow melts away;
Now the flowers blossom gay:
Come dear bird and build your nest,
For we love our robin best.
| Scheme | AAXX BBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 10101010 11101110 1111111 1111111 1011101 1010101 1110111 11110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 266 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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