Analysis of Annuitant
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
Oh I am neither rich nor poor,
No worker I dispoil;
Yet I am glad to be secure
From servitude and toil.
For with my lifelong savings I
Have bought annuity;
And so unto the day I die
I'll have my toast and tea.
When on the hob the kettle sings
I'll make an amber brew,
And crunch my toast and think of things
I do not have to do.
In dressing-gown and deep arm-chair
I'll give the fire a poke;
Then worlds away from cark and care
I'll smoke and smoke and smoke.
For I believe the very best
Of Being is the last;
And I will crown with silver zest
My patience in the past.
Since compensation is the law
Of life it's up to me
To round the century and draw
My Life Annuity.
Scheme | XAXABCBC DEDEFGFG HIHIACXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110111 11011 11111101 11001 11111101 110100 01100111 111101 11010101 111101 01110111 111111 01010111 1101001 11011101 110101 11010101 110101 01111101 110001 1010101 111111 11010001 110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 717 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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