Analysis of Neither Bloody Nor Bowed
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
They say of me, and so they should,
It's doubtful if I come to good.
I see acquaintances and friends
Accumulating dividends,
And making enviable names
In science, art, and parlor games.
But I, despite expert advice,
Keep doing things I think are nice,
And though to good I never come-
Inseparable my nose and thumb!
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11110111 11011111 11010001 010010 01010001 01010101 11011001 11011111 01111101 010001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 314 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 247 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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