Analysis of 'Fathercraft'
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Well (said the small, meek man) we look for change
In this sad world, for these are stirring days;
And men pin hopes to methods new and strange
And see lost happiness thro' altered ways.
And I, who many a bitter cup have quaffed,
Hailed with delight this cult of Fathercraft.
But (said the small, meek man) I've scanned the rules
And studied well all that this author says,
Oh, I have pinned such faith to modern schools,
Hoping one day to see a great light blaze.
And now, it seems, I'm rather at a loss;
For all I glean is that the wife should be boss.
If (said the small, meek man) yielding one's pay,
Yielding one's will, seems new to Fathercraft,
And letting woman have her own sweet way;
Then (said the small, meek man) the author's daft!
I had such hopes! But, far as I can see,
Things go on in the same old way. Ah, me!
Scheme | ABABCC DXDBXX ECECFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111111 0111111101 0111110101 0111001101 01110010111 11011111 1101111101 0101111101 1111111101 1011110111 0111110101 11111101111 1101111011 10111111 0101010111 1101110101 1111111111 1110011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 820 |
Words | 162 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 208 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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