Analysis of Charley Over The Water
Walter Crane 1845 – 1915
Over the water, and over the lea,
And over the water to Charley;
And Charley loves good ale and wine,
And Charley loves good brandy,
And Charley loves a pretty girl
As sweet as sugar candy.
Over the water and over the sea,
And over the water to Charley;
I'll have none of your nasty beef,
Nor I'll have none of your barley.
But I'll have some of your very best flour
To make a white cake for my Charley.
| Scheme | aAxaxa aAxaxa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001001001 010010110 01011101 0101110 01010101 1111010 1001001001 010010110 11111101 11111110 11111110110 110111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 395 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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