Analysis of A King in Exile
Victor James Daley 1858 – 1905
O THE Queen may keep her golden
Crown and sceptre of command!
I would give them both twice over
To be King of Babyland.
Sure, it is a wondrous country
Where the beanstalks grow apace,
And so very near the moon is
You could almost stroke her face.
And the dwellers in that country
Hold in such esteem their King,
They believe that if he chooses
He can do—just anything!
And, although his regal stature
May be only four-feet-ten,
Think him tallest, strongest, bravest,
Noblest, wisest, best of men.
Ah, how fondly I remember
The good time serene and fair,
In the bygone years when I, too,
Was a reigning monarch there!
But my subjects they discrowned me
When they’d older, colder, grown;
And they took away my sceptre,
And upset my royal throne.
Yet, although a King in Exile,
Without subjects to command,
I am glad at heart to think I
Once was King of Babyland.
Scheme | XABACDXD CEXE BFXF BGXG CHBH XAXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111010 1010101 11111110 11111 11101010 101101 01101011 111101 00100110 1010111 10111110 111110 0111010 1110111 11101010 1010111 11101010 0110101 0011111 101011 1110111 1110101 01101110 0011101 110101 0110101 11111111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 893 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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