Analysis of A Dialogue.
Alexander Pope 1688 (London) – 1744 (Twickenham)
POPE.
Since my old friend is grown so great,
As to be Minister of State,
I'm told, but 'tis not true, I hope,
That Craggs will be ashamed of Pope.
CRAGGS.
Alas! if I am such a creature,
To grow the worse for growing greater;
Why, faith, in spite of all my brags,
'Tis Pope must be ashamed of Craggs.
| Scheme | ABBAA CDDCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1 11111111 11110011 11111111 11110111 1 011111010 110111010 11011111 11110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 293 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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