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.


Scheme ABCCDDEFGHG
Poetic Form
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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Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. more…

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