Analysis of My Consolation
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
'Nay; I don't need a hearing aid'
I told Mama-in-law;
'For if I had I'd be afraid
Of your eternal jaw;
Although at me you often shout,
I'm undisturbed;
To tell the truth I can't make out
A single word.'
And it's the same with others who
Attempt to gab at me;
I listen to their point of view
And solemnly agree.
To story stale and silly joke
Stone deaf's my ear;
Each day a dozen stupid folk
I fail to hear.
So silence that should be my grief
Is my escape and shield;
From spiteful speech and base relief
My aural sense is sealed.
And in my cosy cot of peace
I close the door.
Praising the gods for rich relief
From fool and bore.
Scheme | ABABCXCX DEDEFGFG HIHIXJHJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110101 111001 11111101 110101 1111101 101 11011111 0101 01011101 011111 11011111 010001 11010101 1111 11010101 1111 11011111 110101 11010101 110111 00110111 1101 10011101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 764 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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