Analysis of Inscription for my little son's silver plate
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
When thou dost eat from off this plate,
I charge thee be thou temperate;
Unto thine elders at the board
Do thou sweet reverence accord;
And, though to dignity inclined,
Unto the serving-folk be kind;
Be ever mindful of the poor,
Nor turn them hungry from the door;
And unto God, for health and food
And all that in thy life is good,
Give thou thy heart in gratitude.
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Metre | 11111111 1111110 10110101 11110001 01110001 10010111 11010101 11110101 01011101 01101111 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 364 |
Words | 71 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 286 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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