Analysis of Annie
Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)
I once knew an old lady names Annie,
She was in a class by herself.
Always dressed in black, what a grannie,
Lived out in the country by herself !
Her favorite book was the black Bible
Taught me many things I never knew.
Walked straight without a wobble,
In her ninety's no cane, a proper lady of years ago.
A neat little house she lived in
No indoor plumbing or electric things,
An outhouse with newspaper to wipe within,
A potty for wintertime, made in England !
She wore black high boots to her knees
White blouse with a purple kerchief.
With oil lamps with a wick to read
She was self made, the old fashion way !
Listen my friend, this is not a made up story,
I have her ceramic potty and two oil lamps
Of an era gone by, no radio, or tv to be a bore.
It was the little things in life, like reading your Bible !
We all meet many people in life,
Some good, bad, sad, take your pick,
But knowing Granma Smith
Made me richer than you will ever be !
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110110 11001101 1101101 110010101 0100110110 111011101 1101010 001011010101101 01101110 111010101 111101101 0101101010 11111101 11101010 11110111 111101101 101111101110 110010100111 1110111101111101 11010101110110 111101001 1111111 11011 1110111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 957 |
Words | 209 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
An antique lady
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Written on November 13, 2021
Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on November 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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