Analysis of Quantum Sufficit
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
'I only said this German plan
Had points,' remarked the small, meek man.
'I merely said an extra wife
Might add variety to life.
Strange how a woman will resent
A hypothetic argument.
I didn't mean my reference
As personal, in any sense,
But she - aw, why talk, anyhow?
Look at me now!
'This eye. These bumps, here, on my head.
This battered face. I only said
The Germans seemed to be a race
Who had sane views of woman's place.
Who knew her value. As I spoke
I smiled, to show it was a joke,
A merry quip. Have they no sense
Of humor? Are they all as dense
As she? Will none of them allow -
Look at me now!
'I only said that in the end
This German movement might extend
To other lands. I mean to say,
I never meant it in the way
She took the words. It isn't fair!
Jam on my clothes! Egg in my hair!
(Who'd think that she could aim so straight?)
Those Teuton fools are tempting fate
To dream of more than one strong frau.
Look at me now!
'At breakfast time it all began,
Like that,' explained the small, meek man.
'Look at me now! These Nazis might
Perceive a portent in my plight -
My humor scorned; egg in my hair -
If they could see her standing there,
A vengeful fury, angry-eyed,
Ere they would wish her multiplied
They'd think again, however tough.
One is enough.'
Scheme | aabbxxxcdD eeffggccdD hhiijjkkdD aalljjmmnn |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11011101 11010111 11011101 11010011 11010101 01100 11011100 11000101 1111110 1111 11111111 11011101 01011101 11111101 11010111 11111101 01011111 11011111 11111101 1111 11011001 11010101 11011111 11011001 11011101 11111011 11111111 1111101 11111111 1111 11011101 11010111 11111101 01010011 11011011 11110101 01010101 1111010 1101101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,250 |
Words | 256 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 239 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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