Analysis of On Naming a House
Christopher Morley 1890 (Haverford) – 1957
WHEN I a householder became
I had to give my house a name.
I thought I'd call it 'Poplar Trees,'
Or 'Widdershins' or 'Velvet Bees,'
Or 'Just Beneath a Star.'
Or 'As You Like It,' 'If You Please,'
Or 'Nicotine' or 'Bread and Cheese,'
'Full Moon' or 'Doors Ajar.'
But still I sought some subtle charm,
Some rune to guard my roof from harm
And keep the devil far;
A thought of this, and I was saved!
I had my letter-heads engraved
The House Where Brown Eyes Are.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001 11111101 11111101 111101 110101 11111111 1101101 111101 11111101 11111111 010101 01110111 11110101 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 465 |
Words | 97 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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