Analysis of Epistle No. 36
Carl Michael Bellman 1740 (Stockholm) – 1795 (Stockholm)
Our Ulla lay one morning and slept,
A hand beneath her ear;
Her key alone the taverner kept
Or through its hole might peer.
Outside in the tavern, sir,
All was nocturnally quiet;
Beer was none, nor, I'll aver,
Scarce water to supply it.
On tip-toes
He comes and goes
About her bedside, brothers;
Lifts a bit
Of coverlet,
And whispers with the others.
Ulla quivers,
Snores and shivers,
O'er her head the blanket piles;
Snuggles under,
With a thunder;
Turns about and smiles.
Scheme | ABACDEDFGGHFAHGHIDDI |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (50%) Tetractys (30%) |
Metre | 101111001 010101 0101011 111111 1100101 11110 1111110 1101011 111 1101 010110 101 11 0101010 11 1010 10010101 110 1010 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 481 |
Words | 86 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 367 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 84 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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