Analysis of A, b, c.
Charles Stuart Calverley 1831 (Martley) – 1884
A is an Angel of blushing eighteen:
B is the Ball where the Angel was seen:
C is her Chaperone, who cheated at cards:
D is the Deuxtemps, with Frank of the Guards:
E is the Eye which those dark lashes cover:
F is the Fan it peeped wickedly over:
G is the Glove of superlative kid:
H is the Hand which it spitefully hid:
I is the Ice which spent nature demanded:
J is the Juvenile who hurried to hand it:
K is the Kerchief, a rare work of art:
L is the Lace which composed the chief part.
M is the old Maid who watch'd the girls dance:
N is the Nose she turned up at each glance:
O is the Olga (just then in its prime):
P is the Partner who wouldn't keep time:
Q 's a Quadrille, put instead of the Lancers:
R the Remonstrances made by the dancers:
S is the Supper, where all went in pairs:
T is the Twaddle they talked on the stairs:
U is the Uncle who 'thought we'd be going':
V is the Voice which his niece replied 'No' in:
W is the Waiter, who sat up till eight:
X is his Exit, not rigidly straight:
Y is a Yawning fit caused by the Ball:
Z stands for Zero, or nothing at all.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEFGGHHIIJJKKLMNNOO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111011001 1101101011 1101011011 110111101 11011111010 11011110010 1101101001 11011111 11011110010 110100110111 1101001111 1101101011 1101111011 1101111111 1101011011 1101011011 11011011010 10111010 1101011101 1101011101 11010111110 11011110110 100101011111 1111011001 1101011101 1111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,061 |
Words | 225 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 812 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 223 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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