Analysis of Disaster.
Charles Stuart Calverley 1831 (Martley) – 1884
'Twas ever thus from childhood's hour!
My fondest hopes would not decay:
I never loved a tree or flower
Which was the first to fade away!
The garden, where I used to delve
Short-frock'd, still yields me pinks in plenty:
The peartree that I climb'd at twelve
I see still blossoming, at twenty.
I never nursed a dear gazelle;
But I was given a parroquet -
(How I did nurse him if unwell!)
He's imbecile, but lingers yet.
He's green, with an enchanting tuft;
He melts me with his small black eye:
He'd look inimitable stuff'd,
And knows it - but he will not die!
I had a kitten - I was rich
In pets - but all too soon my kitten
Became a full-sized cat, by which
I've more than once been scratch'd and bitten.
And when for sleep her limbs she curl'd
One day beside her untouch'd plateful,
And glided calmly from the world,
I freely own that I was grateful.
And then I bought a dog - a queen!
Ah Tiny, dear departing pug!
She lives, but she is past sixteen
And scarce can crawl across the rug.
I loved her beautiful and kind;
Delighted in her pert Bow-wow:
But now she snaps if you don't mind;
'Twere lunacy to love her now.
I used to think, should e'er mishap
Betide my crumple visaged Ti,
In shape of prowling thief, or trap,
Or coarse bull-terrier - I should die.
But ah! disasters have their use;
And life might e'en be too sunshiny:
Nor would I make myself a goose,
If some big dog should swallow Tiny.
Scheme | ABABCDCD EDEXFGFG HIHIJEJX KLKLMNMN ODOGPDPD |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011110 11011101 110101110 11011101 01011111 111111010 0111111 111100110 11010101 1111001 1111111 11001101 11110101 11111111 11010001 01111111 11010111 011111110 01011111 111111010 01110111 11010011 01010101 110111110 01110101 11010101 11111101 01110101 11010001 01000111 11111111 11001101 11111101 0111011 01110111 111100111 11010111 011111110 1111101 111111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,378 |
Words | 275 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 213 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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