Analysis of The Preference Declared
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
Boy, I detest the Persian pomp;
I hate those linden-bark devices;
And as for roses, holy Moses!
They can't be got at living prices!
Myrtle is good enough for us,--
For you, as bearer of my flagon;
For me, supine beneath this vine,
Doing my best to get a jag on!
| Scheme | ABCBCDDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 111101010 011101010 111111010 10110111 11110111 11010111 101111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 262 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 195 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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