Analysis of Lines from
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
I'd rather have my verses win
A place in common people's hearts,
Who, toiling through the strife and din
Of life's great thoroughfares, and marts,
May read some line my hand has penned;
Some simple verse, not fine, or grand,
But what their hearts can understand
And hold me henceforth as a friend,--
I'd rather win such quiet fame
Than by some fine thought, bolished so
But those of learned minds would know,
Just what the meaning of my song,--
To have the critics sound my name
In high-flown praises, loud and long.
I sing not for the critic's ear,
But for the masses. If they hear
Despite the turmoil, noise, and strife
Some least low note that gladdens life,
I shall be wholly satisfied,
Though critics to the end deride.
Scheme | ABAB CDDC EFFGEG HHIIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011101 01010101 11010101 1111001 11111111 11011111 1111101 01111101 11011101 1111111 1111111 11010111 11010111 01110101 11110101 11010111 0101101 1111111 1111010 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 732 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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