Analysis of After Spanish Proverb
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
Oh, mercifullest one of all,
Oh, generous as dear,
None lived so lowly, none so small,
Thou couldst withhold thy tear:
How swift, in pure compassion,
How meek in charity,
To offer friendship to the one
Who begged but love of thee!
Oh, gentle word, and sweetest said!
Oh, tender hand, and first
To hold the warm, delicious bread
To lips burned black of thirst.
| Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11111 110011 11110111 110111 1101010 110100 11010101 111111 11010101 110101 11010101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 368 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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