Analysis of The Gift Book (To J. R.)
Rudolph Valentino 1895 ( Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella May 6, 1895Castellaneta, Apulia) – 1926 ( New York City)
A book is a kindly gracious thing.
Each has a particular gift to bring.
It may be the wealth
Of a wonderful life,
Or the thrilling adventure
Of Jungle strife.
Perhaps it’s a pleasant
Of orient gold,
Tales of Aladdin
Enchantingly told.
Maybe a view,
Of a olden days,
Knighthood—Romance,
Flowery ways.
And again a journey
To lands afar
Where strange things happen,
And wonder are.
All of them—Gift books
But plainly I see,
Not one of them holds
The gift for me.
I want a book
That will lazily roam
Down the dear Pathway
To Folks back home.
Scheme | AA XB XB XC XC XD XD EF XF XE XE XG XG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011010101 1100100111 11101 101001 1010010 1101 011010 1101 11010 11 1001 10101 101 1001 001010 1101 11110 0101 11111 11011 11111 0111 1101 111001 1011 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 32 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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