Analysis of Chevalita

Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888



'Chevalita,
Pretty cretr,
I do love her
Like a brother;
Just to ride
Is my delight,
For she does not
Kick or bite,'


Scheme ABBBAAAA
Poetic Form
Metre 1 101 1110 1010 111 1101 1111 111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 116
Words 26
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. more…

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