Analysis of Port Stanley
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Lines composed on an excursion to port Stanley, 1883.
In winter time 'tis sad and dreary
For to gaze on stormy Erie,
But here in summer time this port
It is fashionable resort,
For then it is always cheery
For to gaze upon lake Erie.
Or on the steamer you can sail,
All independent of the gale.
Or here the youth can ply the oar
And view the fast receding shore,
And be happy with his dearie
On the bosom of lake Erie.
No one here need ever weary
On the borders of lake Erie,
With quadrille parties at Stanley
And games and sports all so manly,
Or bathe in waves with friends near thee,
You fear not storms of lake Erie.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110101110 010111010 11111010 11010111 11100001 1111110 11101110 11010111 1010101 11011101 01010101 0110111 10101110 11111010 10101110 1110110 01011110 11011111 11111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 612 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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