Analysis of The Little Slit in the Tail
Henry Lawson 1867 (Grenfell) – 1922 (Sydney)
I’M GLAD that the Bushmen can’t see me now
A-doing it tall in the town;
I’ve an inch-brimmed hat on my sun-burnt brow—
And my collar jumps up and down.
I’m wearing a vest that would charm a snake,
And a tie like a lost soul’s wail;
And I’m dressed in a coat of the latest make,
With a little slit in the tail:
With a little slit in the tail of it,
With a little slit in the tail.
My pants alone are a thing of joy,
And they’re built to show my bends,
With a crease behind and a crease before,
And a little curl in the ends.
I carry my nose-rag in my cuff,
And the lot should get me gaol—
I paid five guineas for my rig-out,
And one for the slit in the tail:
For the little slit in the tail of it,
For the little slit in the tail.
Scheme | ababcdcDeD xfxfxdxded |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1110101111 01011001 1111111111 01101101 1100111101 00110111 01100110101 10101001 1010100111 10101001 110110111 0111111 1010100101 00101001 110111011 0011111 111101111 01101001 1010100111 10101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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