Analysis of Acrostic
Lewis Carroll 1832 (Daresbury) – 1898 (Guildford)
Little maidens, when you look
On this little story-book,
Reading with attentive eye
Its enticing history,
Never think that hours of play
Are your only HOLIDAY,
And that in a HOUSE of joy
Lessons serve but to annoy:
If in any HOUSE you find
Children of a gentle mind,
Each the others pleasing ever--
Each the others vexing never--
Daily work and pastime daily
In their order taking gaily--
Then be very sure that they
Have a life of HOLIDAY.
| Scheme | AABCDDEEFFGGCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010111 1110101 1010101 1010100 10111011 111010 0100111 1011101 1010111 1010101 10101010 10101010 1010110 01101010 1110111 101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 448 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 347 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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