Analysis of Furry Bear
Alan Alexander Milne 1882 – 1956
If I were a bear,
And a big bear too,
I shouldn’ t much care
If it froze or snew;
I shouldn’ t much mind
If it snowed or friz—
I’ d be all fur-lined
With a coat like his!
For I’ d have fur boots and a brown fur wrap,
And brown fur knickers and a big fur cap.
I’ d have a fur muffle-ruff to cover my jaws,
And brown fur mittens on my big brown paws.
With a big brown furry-down up to my head,
I’ d sleep all the winter in a big fur bed.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001 00111 11111 11111 11111 11111 111111 10111 11111100111 0111000111 1110110111011 0111011111 10111011111 111101000111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 457 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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