Analysis of A Health to Mark Twain

Henry Van Dyke 1852 (Germantown, Pennsylvania) – 1933 (Princeton, New Jersey)



At his Birthday Feast

With memories old and wishes new
We crown our cups again,
And here's to you, and here's to you
With love that ne'er shall wane!
And may you keep, at sixty-seven,
The joy of earth, the hope of heaven,
And fame well-earned, and friendship true,
And peace that comforts every pain,
And faith that fights the battle through,
And all your heart's unbounded wealth,
And all your wit, and all your health,--
Yes, here's a hearty health to you,
And here's to you, and here's to you,
Long life to you, Mark Twain.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1111 110010101 1110101 01110111 111111 011111010 011101110 01110101 011101001 01110101 01110101 01110111 11010111 01110111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 520
Words 100
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 14
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 17, 2023

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Henry Van Dyke

Henry Jackson van Dyke was an American author, educator, and clergyman. more…

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