Analysis of Animal Crackers

Christopher Morley 1890 (Haverford) – 1957



Animal crackers and cocoa to drink,
That is the finest of suppers I think;
When I'm grown up and can have what I please
I think I shall always insist upon these.
What do YOU choose when you're offered a treat?
When Mother says, 'What would you like best to eat?'
Is it waffles and syrup, or cinnamon toast?
It's cocoa and animals that I love most!

The kitchen's the cosiest place that I know;
The kettle is singing, the stove is aglow,
And there in the twilight, how jolly to see
The cocoa and animals waiting for me.

Daddy and Mother dine later in state,
With Mary to cook for them, Susan to wait;
But they don't have nearly as much fun as I
Who eat in the kitchen with Nurse standing by;
And Daddy once said, he would like to be me
Having cocoa and animals once more for tea.


Scheme AABBCCDD EEFF GGHHFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1001001011 1101011011 1111011111 1111101011 1111111001 11011111111 111001011001 11001001111 010011111 01011001101 0100111011 01001001011 1001011001 11011111011 11111011111 11001011101 01011111111 101001001111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 770
Words 155
Sentences 8
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Christopher Morley

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