Analysis of The Months
Sara Coleridge 1802 (Keswick, Cumberland) – 1852 (London)
January brings the snow,
makes our feet and fingers glow.
February brings the rain,
Thaws the frozen lake again.
March brings breezes loud and shrill,
stirs the dancing daffodil.
April brings the primrose sweet,
Scatters daises at our feet.
May brings flocks of pretty lambs,
Skipping by their fleecy damns.
June brings tulips, lilies, roses,
Fills the children's hand with posies.
Hot july brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
August brings the sheaves of corn,
Then the harvest home is borne.
Warm september brings the fruit,
Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
Fresh October brings the pheasents,
Then to gather nuts is pleasent.
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
Chill December brings the sleet,
Blazing fire, and Christmas treat.
| Scheme | AA XX BB CC DD XD XD EE FF DC GG CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100101 11010101 100101 1010101 1110101 101010 101011 111101 1111101 1011101 11101010 1010111 1111010 1001 1010111 1010111 1010101 1010111 1010101 1110111 1010101 1011101 1010101 10100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 761 |
| Words | 125 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 12 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 52 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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