Analysis of Gingerbread
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
'Gingerbread,
Go to the head.
Your task is done;
A soul is won.
Take it and go
Where muffins grow,
Where sweet loaves rise
To the very skies,
And biscuits fair
Perfume the air.
Away, away!
Make no delay;
In the sea of flour
Plunge this hour.
Safe in your breast
Let the yeast-cake rest,
Till you rise in joy,
A white bread boy!'
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHII |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10 1101 1111 0111 1101 1101 1111 10101 0101 0101 0101 1101 001110 1110 1011 10111 11101 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 319 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 248 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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