Analysis of London Children
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
We have had the pleasure of hearing and seeing several clever children
from the city of London. We commemorate them in the following.
Do you unto this world belong,
To cheer us merrily with song ?
Are you mortal like ourselves,
Or are you, charming little elves,
Sent from some higher sphere
To bliss and comfort us while here?
May you be spared from earthly woes
And each blossom like the rose.
| Scheme | XX AABBXXCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 111010110010101010 10101101010100100 11101101 11110011 11101001 11110101 111101 11010111 11111101 0110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 395 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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