Analysis of The stork
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
Last night the Stork came stalking,
And, Stork, beneath your wing
Lay, lapped in dreamless slumber,
The tiniest little thing!
From Babyland, out yonder
Beside a silver sea,
You brought a priceless treasure
As gift to mine and me!
Last night my dear one listened -
And, wife, you knew the cry -
The dear old Stork has sought our home
A many times gone by!
And in your gentle bosom
I found the pretty thing
That from the realm out yonder
Our friend the Stork did bring.
Last night a babe awakened,
And, babe, how strange and new
Must seem the home and people
The Stork has brought you to;
And yet methinks you like them -
You neither stare nor weep,
But closer to my dear one
You cuddle, and you sleep!
Last night my heart grew fonder -
0 happy heart of mine,
Sing of the inspirations
That round my pathway shine!
And sing your sweetest love-song
To this dear nestling wee
The Stork from 'Way-Out-Yonder
Hath brought to mine and me!
Scheme | AABABCBC DEXEXABA DFXFXGXG BHXHXCBC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101110 010111 110110 0100101 11110 010101 1101010 111101 1111110 011101 011111101 010111 0011010 110101 1101110 1010111 1101010 011101 1101010 011111 011111 110111 1101111 110011 1111110 10111 110010 11111 0111011 111101 0111110 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 907 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
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