Analysis of The Almack’s Adieu
William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 – 1863
Your Fanny was never false-hearted,
And this she protests and she vows,
From the triste moment when we parted
On the staircase of Devonshire House!
I blushed when you asked me to marry,
I vowed I would never forget;
And at parting I gave my dear Harry
A beautiful vinegarette!
We spent en province all December,
And I ne'er condescended to look
At Sir Charles, or the rich county member,
Or even at that darling old Duke.
You were busy with dogs and with horses,
Alone in my chamber I sat,
And made you the nicest of purses,
And the smartest black satin cravat!
At night with that vile Lady Frances
(Je faisois moi tapisserie)
You danced every one of the dances,
And never once thought of poor me!
Mon pauvre petit coeur! what a shiver
I felt as she danced the last set;
And you gave, O mon Dieu! to revive her
My beautiful vinegarette!
Return, love! away with coquetting;
This flirting disgraces a man!
And ah! all the while you're forgetting
The heart of your poor little Fan!
Reviens! break away from those Circes,
Reviens, for a nice little chat;
And I've made you the sweetest of purses,
And a lovely black satin cravat!
Scheme | ABAXCDCA EFEXGHIA XCGCEDEA FJXJBHIA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110110110 0111011 101101110 1011011 111111110 11111001 0110111110 01001 111101010 011111 1111011010 110111011 1010110110 01011011 011010110 00101101 111111010 1111 1110011010 01011111 111011010 11111011 0111111010 11001 0110111 110101 011011010 01111101 1101111 1101101 0111010110 00101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,102 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 220 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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