Analysis of Maud
Henry S Leigh 1837 (London) – 1883 (Brompton cemetery )
Nay, I cannot come into the garden just now,
Tho' it vexes me much to refuse:
But I must have the next set of waltzes, I vow,
With Lieutenant de Boots of the Blues.
I am sure you'll be heartily pleas'd when you hear
That our ball has been quite a success.
As for me, I've been looking a monster, my dear.
In that old-fashion'd guy of a dress.
You had better at once hurry home, dear, to bed;
It is getting so dreadfully late.
You may catch the bronchitis or cold in the head
If you linger so long at our gate.
Don't be obstinate, Alfy; come, take my advice,
For I know you're in want of repose:
Take a basin of gruel (you'll find it so nice),
And remember to tallow your nose.
No, I tell you I can't and I shan't get away,
For De Boots has implor'd me to sing.
As to you, if you like it, of course you can stay,
You were always an obstinate thing.
If you feel it a pleasure to talk to the flow'rs
About "babble and revel and wine,"
When you might have been snoring for two or three hours,
Why, it's not the least business of mine.
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG HIHI BJXJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111010101011 11111101 111101111011 101011101 111111001111 1101111001 111111001011 011101101 111011101111 111011001 111001011001 1110111101 11100111101 111101101 101011011111 001011011 1111110111101 111101111 111111111111 10111001 111101011101 011001001 1111110111110 111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,023 |
Words | 215 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 27, 2023
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