Analysis of The M'Camley Mixture
William Thomas Goodge 1862 – 1909
Jack M'Camley,
Lank and long,
Ox-persuader,
Billabong.
Bluff and hearty
Sort o' party,
Got the "blanky" habit strong!
Says the parson,
Bright old bird,
"Why'd you use that
Horrid word? -
(Jack looked grinful) -
Not say sinful,
But most vulgar and absurd!"
"It's the blanky
Church, betwixt
You and me, that
Got me fixed!"
Says M'Camley,
"In our fam'ly
Things is all so blanky mixed!
"There's me father -
Whoa back, Dick! -
Church o' Blanky
England, stric'!
There's me mother
And one brother,
Roman-Blanky-Catholic!
"But me sister -
Way, you Stan!
Don't them bullocks
Rile a man?
Kilts enticed her,
Went and spliced a
Presby-Blanky-terian!"
Scheme | ABCBDDB EFGFAAF BHGHAAH CIBBCCI CJXJCXE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (66%) |
Metre | 11 101 11 1 1010 1110 101101 1010 111 1111 101 111 1110 1110001 101 101 1011 111 11 0101 111111 1110 111 111 101 1110 0110 10110 1110 111 1110 101 1010 1010 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 787 |
Words | 112 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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