Analysis of Kail Yard Bard
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
A very humble pen I ply
Beneath a cottage thatch;
And in the sunny hours I try
To till my cabbage patch;
And in the gloaming glad am I
To lift the latch.
I do not plot to pile up pelf,
With jowl and belly fat;
To simple song I give myself,
And seek no gain at that:
Content if milk is on the shelf
To feed the cat.
I joy that haleness I possess,
Though fame has passed me by;
And see such gold of happiness
A-shining in the sky,
I wonder who has won success,
Proud men or I?
I do not grieve that I am poor,
And by the world unknown;
Free as the wind, serene and sure,
In peace I live alone.
'Tis better to be bard obscure
Than King on Throne.
Scheme | ABABAB CDCDCD EAXAEA XFGFGF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010111 010101 000101011 111101 00010111 1101 11111111 110101 1101111 011111 10111101 1101 1111101 111111 01111100 010001 11011101 1111 11111111 010101 11010101 011101 11011101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 740 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 19, 2023
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