Analysis of April Fool.



'Twas on the f-f-f-first of April D-D-Day,
W-w-w-when Nature s-s-smiled and all w-w-was gay,
And I--w-w-why I was in a w-w-whirl,
'C-c-cause I w-w-was w-w-walking w-w-with my g-g-girl.

We w-w-wandered through a leafless w-w-wood
W-w-where many giant oak-t-t-trees s-s-stood,
And p-p-paused beside a d-d-dark g-g-green pool
And sat d-d-down on a rustic s-s-stool.

T-t-then out I s-s-spoke in accents b-b-bold,
And all m-m-my l-love for her I t-t-told.
She answered w-w-with a sweet, s-s-hy g-g-glance
That pierced m-m-my h-h-heart like C-C-Cupid's l-lance.

I seized her in a t-t-tight embrace,
And s-s-showered k-k-kisses on her f-f-face,
And t-t-told her that I'd g-g-give my l-life
If she would only b-b-be my w-w-wife.

"Please k-k-keep your l-l-life," the m-m-maid replied
"F-f-for I w-w-will gladly b-b-be your b-b-bride,
And y-y-you" she s-s-said, in t-t-tones quite c-c-cool,
"W-w-why you c-c-can b-b-be my April F-F-Fool."


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIDD
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1101111110111 1001001001101110110010011 01100100111001001001 111110010011001001010010011111 11001001010101001001 100100110101111111 01110101111111 011111010111 11111111010111 0111111101111 110100100101111111 11111111111111 1100011101 01110111010111 0111011111111 1111011111001001 11111111011101 11111001001101111111 0111111101111111 10010011111111110111
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 921
Words 145
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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