Analysis of Pubs and barmaids
PUBS AND BARMAIDS.
Part One.
The publican's daughter Myfanwy
Smiled sweetly at me and said "Can we"
I tried to say no, but the words wouldn't flow
Now the landlord has said that he'll ban me.
Her sister, who brought me the news
Eased her bra when she slipped off her shoes
Though I tried hard to fight, she stayed overnight
For what happened I have no excuse.
Their mother, a lady called Rose
Called next evening, to chide I suppose
But despite what she said, she jumped in my bed
And stayed with me "Ar hyd y nos"
Now if all this had happened to "YAR"
Or "THE KNOCK", maybe one could say par
But I feel such a fool 'cos the publican's rule
Won't allow me to drink at his bar.
But, concluding my sad little tale
I've managed to purchase my ale
At an excellent pub, with wonderful grub
And a beautiful barmaid named Gail.
Alan Parry-Booth 7.6.14.
Scheme | AB BCXC AAXA AAXA DDXD EEXE X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101 11 01101 110110111 11111101101 101111111 01011101 101111101 11111111101 111011101 11001011 111011101 10111111011 01111111 111111011 101101111 1111011011 101111111 101011101 11011011 11100111001 00100111 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 838 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on December 17, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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