Analysis of The Dinkey Bird
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
In an ocean, 'way out yonder,
(As all sapient people know)
Is the land of Wonder-Wander,
Whither children love to go;
It's their playing, romping, swinging,
That give great joy to me
While the Dinkey-Bird goes singing
In the amfalula tree!
There the gum-drops grow like cherries,
And taffy's thick as peas--
Caramels you pick like berries
When, and where, and how you please;
Big red sugar-plums are clinging
To the cliffs beside that sea
Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!
So when children shout and scamper
And make merry all the day,
When there's naught to put a damper
To the ardor of their play;
When I hear their laughter ringing,
Then I'm sure as sure can be
That the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!
For the Dinkey-Bird's bravuras
And staccatos are so sweet--
His roulades, appoggiaturas,
And robustos so complete,
That the youth of every nation--
Be they near or far away--
Have especial delectation
In that gladsome roundelay.
Their eyes grow bright and brighter,
Their lungs begin to crow,
Their hearts get light and lighter,
And their cheeks are all aglow;
For an echo cometh bringing
The news to all and me,
That the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree.
I'm sure you like to go there
To see your feathered friend--
And so many goodies grow there
You would like to comprehend!
Speed, little dreams, your winging
To that land across the sea
Where the Dinkey-Bird is singing
In the amfalula tree!
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Metre | 01101110 111101 10111010 1010111 11101010 111111 1011110 0011 10111110 01111 111110 1010111 11101110 1010111 1011110 0011 11101010 0110101 11111010 1010111 11111010 1111111 1011110 0011 10111 01111 111 01101 101110010 1111101 10101 0111 1111010 110111 1111010 0111101 11101010 011101 1011110 0011 1111111 111101 01101011 111101 1101110 1110101 1011110 0011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,506 |
Words | 254 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 48 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,136 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 252 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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