Analysis of Cousinly Affection
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner 1885 (Niles, Michigan) – 1933 (East Hampton, New York)
Why do you love your Cousin Paull?
For his sweet face, his smile, and all
The little tricks that charm us so?
You're not quite old enough to know
How cute he is; to realize
How clever for a child his size.
I'm sure you can't appreciate
The things that make us think him great.
And yet you love your Cousin Paull.
Is it because he's twice as small
As you, just right for you to maul?
Because he won't fight back, or bawl?
Because when he is pushed he'll fall?
And, where most kids would howl and squall,
He takes it, nor puts in a call
For mother? Am I warm at all?
Is this why you love Cousin Paull?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 11111101 01011111 11110111 1111110 11010111 1111010 01111111 01111101 11011111 11111111 01111111 01111111 01111101 11111001 11011111 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 586 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 9 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 227 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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