Analysis of London West
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
While the Thames meanders gently through the green pasture
fields of Ingersoll, a pleasing picture to behold, how dif-
ferent, alas, is the feeling in London West, where the
river is an object of dread and terror, neither pleasing to
the eye or nostrils. As we have been living for the last
quarter of a century on the edge of one of the tributary
streams of the Thames and were once o'erwhelmed with
ruin dire by a number of the dams giving way, we can
sympathise with them. They are now built strong and
substantial, and the ponds are an ornament to the town,
as well as a source of wealth. The Caledonian Society,
of Ingersoll, donated $50 to the flood sufferers.
The citizens of London West
Their patience oft is put to test
When they behold the various dams
Do cause the floods and the ice jams.
'Tis true that fiercer rages floods
Since country it was stript of woods,
Acid river it doth broader spread
With numerous tile drains quicker fed.
If they did raise embankment high
They might the raging floods defy.
Shall they with sadness gaze ever,
Or with gladness on the river?
River with dams it will not wed,
It wants no strangers in its bed,
And 'gainst them it will rage and fret
for 'tis no gentle rivulet.
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Metre | 1010101010110 111000101010111 1011010010110 1011101101010101 01110111110101 10101001011110100 110100111 101101010110111 111111110 01000111100101 1110111001000100 110010101100 01001101 11011111 110101001 11010011 11110101 11011111 101011101 110011101 11110101 11010101 11110110 1111010 10111111 11110011 01111101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,199 |
Words | 226 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 16 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 482 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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