Analysis of We are off to Lulworth Cove

Royston 1946 (Reading)



We decided to go to Lulworth Cove
and got into the car and off mum drove.
Granny, Granddad, Hannah, mummy and me
all set off to spend the day by the sea.

We talked and laughed and sped away,
it was the beginning of a wonderful day.
We parked the car and mum paid the fee
then walked up the hill to look at the sea.

I stood on the edge and Mum had a fit
and peered at the rocks with a cave in it.
Granddad went to get the picnic from the car
while we went to the beach which wasn’t far.

Then we sat down and I played for a while
and Granny put some stones into a big pile.
This was great so I went and got another one
we made it into a fort and were having fun.

Granddad went and found a super shell,
it made my fortress look really swell.
Then we placed a piece of seaweed high
on my fortress it hung, like a flag in the sky.

Hannah drew lots of Mr. Men in the sand.
Mum was helping her by holding her hand.
Granddad and I went over to investigate
looked at the drawings and they were great.

Then I tried to walk across the stream
“Don’t get wet”, I heard mummy scream.
But I was determined to have more fun
So I waded in deeper with my “wellies” on.

We laughed and played there by the sea.
I had great time with Granddad and Granny.
Then we jumped in the car and home we sped.
I was tired so I had some tea and went to bed.


Scheme AABB CCBB DDEE FFGG HHII JJKK LLGX BBMM
Poetic Form Quatrain  (88%)
Metre 11011111 0101010111 101101001 1111101101 11010101 110010101001 110101101 1110111101 1110101101 0110110101 111101101 111101111 1111011101 01011101011 111111010101 111010100101 11010101 111101101 11101111 111011101001 10111101001 1110011001 1011101010 110100101 111110101 11111101 1110101111 111001011101 11011101 111111010 1110010111 1110111110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,305
Words 278
Sentences 20
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 127
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

Reflections on a trip to Lulworth Cove on 2nd February 2008 and written through the eyes of my Grand son Samuel

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Submitted by royston on October 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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