Analysis of When I am articled
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
When I am articled
The Law decrees
I shall devote my time
To stating fees
And learning about Actions
Suits and Courts.
Then Deeds and Briefs and Grants
Must fill my thoughts.
While if a naughty
Little verse should find
Its way into a corner
Of my mind
I must not tell the chap
For whom I work.
He pays the penalty
If I should shirk
And take to writing books
And verse instead
Of 'hereinafter', 'duly',
'Viz', 'the said'.
| Scheme | ABCBDEFGAAHAIJAJKALA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1111 0101 110111 1101 0100110 101 110101 1111 11010 10111 1101010 111 111101 1111 110100 1111 011101 0101 111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 326 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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