Analysis of Dainty Little Love
Arthur Macy 1842 – 1904
Dainty little Love came tripping
Down the hill,
Smiling as he thought of sipping
Sweets at will.
SHE said, "No,
Love must go."
Dainty little Love came tripping
Down the hill.
Dainty little Love went sighing
Up the hill,
All his little hopes were dying -
Love was ill.
Vain he tried
Tears to hide.
Dainty little Love went sighing
Up the hill.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101110 101 10111110 111 111 111 10101110 101 10101110 101 11101010 111 111 111 10101110 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 329 |
Words | 65 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 13, 2023
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