Analysis of On A Projected Journey
Charles Lamb 1775 (Inner Temple, London) – 1834 (Edmonton, London)
To gratify his people's wish
See G--e at length prepare-
He's setting out for Hanover-
We've often wish'd him there.
R. et R.
| Scheme | XAXA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1101101 1111101 11011100 110111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 130 |
| Words | 25 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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