Analysis of Cur And Mastiff.
A sneaking cur caused much disaster
By pandering scandal for his master.
The hound was beaten, mastiff chidden,
Puss in disgrace, and pug forbidden.
Each of his dearest chum grew shy.
And none could tell a reason why.
Burglars to rob the house laid wait.
Betty in love, undid the gate;
The cur was won by dint of meat;
Remained the mastiff dog to cheat.
The mastiff dog refused the bribe,
And tore the hand of one beside.
The cur off with the tidings ran,
And told how he had bit a man.
The master said: "Hanged he shall be!"
They dragged poor Trusty to the tree:
He met his master, and averred
That he had been condemned unheard.
His lord then sat to hear the trial:
The mastiff pleaded his denial;
The cur then, special pleading, stated
The case - unduly aggravated.
When evidence on either side
Concluded was, the dog replied,
And ended with this peroration:
"Trust not to curs of basest station,
With itching palms - a plot is laid,
And man and master are betrayed."
The mastiff had with truth harangued:
The truth appeared; the cur was hanged.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEXFBBGGDX HHII FFBBJJ KK |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 010111010 1100101110 01110101 100101100 11110111 01110101 10110111 10010101 01111111 01010111 01010101 01011101 01110101 01111101 01011111 11110101 1111001 11110101 111111010 010101010 011101010 01010100 11001101 01010101 010111 11111110 11010111 01010101 01011101 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,030 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 4, 6, 2 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 204 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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