Analysis of A Song From The Suds
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
Queen of my tub, I merrily sing,
While the white foam raises high,
And sturdily wash, and rinse, and wring,
And fasten the clothes to dry;
Then out in the free fresh air they swing,
Under the sunny sky.
I wish we could wash from our hearts and our souls
The stains of the week away,
And let water and air by their magic make
Ourselves as pure as they;
Then on the earth there would be indeed
A glorious washing day!
Along the path of a useful life
Will heart's-ease ever bloom;
The busy mind has no time to think
Of sorrow, or care, or gloom;
And anxious thoughts may be swept away
As we busily wield a broom.
I am glad a task to me is given
To labor at day by day;
For it brings me health, and strength, and hope,
And I cheerfully learn to say-
'Head, you may think; heart, you may feel;
But hand, you shall work always!'
Scheme | ABABAB XCXCXC XDXDCD XCXCXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111001 1011101 0110101 0100111 110011111 100101 1111111010101 0110101 01100111101 0011111 110111101 0100101 010110101 111101 010111111 1101111 010111101 11100101 1110111110 1101111 111110101 01100111 11111111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 811 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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