Analysis of The King Of Candyland
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
Have you heard of the king of Candy land?
Well, listen while I sing,
He has pages on every hand,
For he is a mighty king,
And thousands of children bend the knee,
And bow to this ruler of high degree.
He has a smile, oh! like the sun!
And his face is round and bland,
His bright eyes twinkle and glow with fun,
As the children kiss his hand.
And everything toothsome, melting, sweet,
He scatters freely before their feet.
But wo! for the children who follow him,
With loving praises and laughter,
For he is a monster ugly and grim
That they go running after.
And when they get well into the chase
He lifts his masque and shows his face.
And ah! but that is a gruesome sight
For the followers of the king.
The cheeks grow pale that once were bright,
And they sob instead of sing.
And their teeth drop out and their eyes grow red,
And they cannot sleep when they go to bed.
And after they see the monster's face,
They have no peaceful hour.
And they have aches in every place,
And what was sweet seems sour.
Oh wo! for that sorrowful foolish band
Who follow the king of Candy land.
Scheme | ABABCC DADAEE FGFGHH IBIBJJ HGHGAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011101 110111 111011001 1110101 010110101 0111101101 11011101 0111101 111100111 1010111 0101101 11100111 1110101101 11010010 1110101001 1111010 011110101 11110111 011110101 10100101 01111101 0110111 0111101111 0110111111 01011011 1111010 011101001 0111110 1111100101 110011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,058 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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