Analysis of Dainty Dora
Edward Smyth Jones 1881 (Natchez, Mississippi) – 1968 (Chicago)
TO D. M. M.
Greeks once sang a lovely song
To their maiden Cora;
But my lay floats soft along
To my Dainty Dora.
Frenchmen sing of Anne Belle,
Romans sang of Flora;
But I sing my song to tell
Of my Dainty Dora.
Scotchmen sing their songs to move
Mary or Debora;
But I sing my song of love -
Love for Dainty Dora.
Poets now a song may give
Psyche or Lenora;
But I'll sing long as I live
Just for Dainty Dora!
| Scheme | X ABAB CBCB XBXB XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 1110101 111010 1111101 111010 101111 101110 1111111 111010 111111 10110 1111111 111010 1010111 101100 1111111 111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 406 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 22, 2023
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