Analysis of Fatherless
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
I've had no man
To guard and shelter me,
Guide and instruct me
From mine infancy.
No lord of earth
To show me day by day
What things a girl should do
And what she should say.
I have gone free
Of manly excellence
And hold their wisdom
More than half pretence.
For since no male
Has ruled me or has fed,
I think my own thoughts
In my woman's head.
| Scheme | ABBBCDEDBFGFHIJI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 110101 10011 11100 1111 111111 110111 01111 1111 110100 01110 1111 1111 111111 11111 01101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 353 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 267 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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