Analysis of Goosey, Goosey, Gander
Beatrix Potter 1866 (West Brompton, London) – 1943 (Near Sawrey, Lancashire)
GOOSEY, goosey, gander,
Whither will you wander?
Upstairs and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber!
| Scheme | AABA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Mâni Rubaiyat |
| Metre | 101010 101110 01011 0011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 107 |
| Words | 17 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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