Analysis of First Arrivals.

Kate Greenaway 1846 – 1901



It is a Party, do you know,
And there they sit, all in a row,
Waiting till the others come,
To begin to have some fun.

Hark! the bell rings sharp and clear,
Other little friends appear;
And no longer all alone
They begin to feel at home.

To them a little hard is Fate,
Yet better early than too late;
Fancy getting there forlorn,
With the tea and cake all gone.

Wonder what they'll have for tea;
Hope the jam is strawberry.
Wonder what the dance and game;
Feel so very glad they came.

Very Happy may you be,
May you much enjoy your tea.


Scheme AAXX BBXX CCXX DDEE DD
Poetic Form
Metre 11010111 01111001 1010101 1011111 1011101 1010101 0110101 1011111 11010111 11010111 1010101 1010111 1011111 101110 1010101 1110111 1010111 1110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 110
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway Catherine Greenaway was a childrens book illustrator and writer Her first book Under The Window 1879 a collection of simple perfectly idyllic verses concerning children who endlessly gathered posies untouched by the Industrial Revolution was a best-seller more…

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