Analysis of Indian Summer
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
In youth, it was a way I had
To do my best to please,
And change, with every passing lad,
To suit his theories.
But now I know the things I know,
And do the things I do;
And if you do not like me so,
To hell, my love, with you!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 01110111 111111 011100101 11110 11110111 010111 01111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 240 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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