Analysis of A Frolic
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
SWING yo' lady roun' an' roun',
Do de bes' you know;
Mek yo' bow an' p'omenade
Up an' down de flo';
Mek dat banjo hump huhse'f,
Listen at huh talk:
Mastah gone to town to-night;
'T ain't no time to walk.
Lif' yo' feet an' flutter thoo,
Run, Miss Lucy, run;
Reckon you'll be cotched an' kissed
'Fo' de night is done.
You don't need to be so proud -
I's a-watchin' you,
An' I's layin' lots o' plans
Fu' to git you, too.
Moonlight on de cotton-fiel'
Shinin' sof' an' white,
Whippo'will a-tellin' tales
Out thaih in de night;
An' yo' cabin's 'crost de lot:
Run, Miss Lucy, run;
Reckon you'll be cotched an' kissed
'Fo' de night is done.
Scheme | aabxxcbc xABAbxxb xbxbbABA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 11111 11111 11111 11111 10111 111111 111111 1111101 11101 1011111 11111 1111111 1011 111111 11111 111101 1111 1011 11011 111111 11101 1011111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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