Analysis of The Circus
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Hey, there! Hoop-la! the circus is in town!
Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown?
Have you seen the dappled horse gallop round the ring?
Have you seen the acrobats on the dizzy swing?
Have you seen the tumbling men tumble up and down?
Hoop-la! Hoop-la! the circus is in town!
Hey, there! Hoop-la! Here's the circus troupe!
Here's the educated, dog jumping through the hoop.
See the lady Blondin with the parasol and fan,
The lad upon the ladder and the india-rubber man.
See the joyful juggler and the boy who loops the loop.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Here's the circus troupe!
Scheme | AABBAA CCDDCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 111010011101 11101110101 11101010101 1110100110101 1111010101 111110101 10100110101 10101010101 010101000100101 10101000011101 111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 592 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 224 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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