Analysis of Regarding (1) the U.S. and (2) New York
Franklin P. Adams 1881 (Chicago, Illinois) – 1960 (New York City, New York)
Before I was a travelled bird,
I scoffed, in my provincial way,
At other lands; I deemed absurd
All nations but these U.S.A.
And--although Middle-Western born--
Before I was a travelled guy,
I laughed at, with unhidden scorn,
All cities but New York, N.Y.
But now I've been about a bit--
How travel broadens! How it does!
And I have found out this, to wit:
How right I was! How right I was!
| Scheme | ABAB CXCC DXDX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 01110101 11010101 11011101 11011111 0110101 01110101 111111 1101111 11110101 11010111 01111111 11111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 396 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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