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.
Scheme | x axAbccabaddaAb |
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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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