Analysis of To J.Q.
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
WHAT are the things that make life bright?
A star gleam in the night.
What hearts us for the coming fray?
The dawn tints of the day.
What helps to speed the weary mile?
A brother's friendly smile.
What turns o' gold the evening gray?
A flower beside the way.
| Scheme | AABBCCBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011111 011001 11110101 011101 11110101 010101 11110101 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 259 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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