Analysis of On Doctor Gardener
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Gardner told a sad tale of woe,
How he was oft o'erwhelmed in snow
But was he frightened ? no ! no ! ! no ! ! !
He onward cheerfully did go,
And though that he did freeze his cheek
The fire side he did never seek,
But straight went onward, in his course,
So happy, driving his good horse,
And merrily along the way
The bells did ring around his sleigh.
| Scheme | AAAABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 10101111 1111101 11110111 11010011 01111111 010111101 11110011 11010111 01000101 01110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 355 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 264 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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