Analysis of An Exception
Ellis Parker Butler 1869 (Muscatine) – 1937 (Williamsville)
In all romances, old and new,
And in all lover's rhymes
I find one rule that has held true
Since prehistoric times.
The lover must, if he indeed
Be hit by Cupid's dart,
Grow pale, sigh much, neglect his food,
And wholly lose his heart.
Now fain would I abide this rule
But I, forsooth, grow red
And hot, and stammer like a fool,
And only lose my head.
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01010101 001101 11111111 10101 01011101 11111 11110111 010111 11110111 11111 01010101 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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