Analysis of Confirmation
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
He was a poet who wrote clever verses,
And folks said he had a fine poetical taste;
But his father, a practical farmer, accused him
Of letting the strength of his arm go to waste.
He called on his sweetheart each Saturday evening,
As pretty a maiden as ever man faced,
And there he confirmed the old man's accusation
By letting the strength of his arm go to waist.
| Scheme | XAXA XAXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11010111010 011110111 1110010010011 11001111111 11111110010 11001011011 01101011010 11001111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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