Analysis of Disaster To Steamer Victoria at London
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
At London, Thames is a broad stream
Which was the scene of a sad theme.
A fragile steamer there did play
O'ercrowded on a Queen's Birthday,
While all on board was bright and gay ;
But soon, 'neath the cold water, lay
Naught but forms of lifeless clay,
Which made, alas ! sad month of May.
Scheme | AABBBBBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011011 11011011 01010111 11011 11111101 11101101 1111101 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 289 |
Words | 56 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 220 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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