Analysis of Laughter Holding Both His Sides
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
Ay, thou varlet! Laugh away!
All the world's a holiday!
Laugh away, and roar and shout
Till thy hoarse tongue lolleth out!
Bloat thy cheeks, and bulge thine eyes
Unto bursting; pelt thy thighs
With thy swollen palms, and roar
As thou never hast before!
Lustier! Wilt thou! Peal on peal!
Stiflest? Squat and grind thy heel--
Wrestle with thy loins, and then
Wheeze thee whiles, and whoop again!
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 101010 1010101 111111 1110111 1010111 1110101 1110101 111111 110111 1011101 1110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 305 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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