Analysis of Nonsense Verses
Gelett Burgess 1866 (Boston) – 1951
THE Window has Four little Panes:
But One have I;
The Window-Panes are in its sash,—
I wonder why!
My Feet they haul me 'round the House:
They hoist me up the Stairs;
I only have to steer them and
They ride me everywheres.
Remarkable truly, is Art!
See—Elliptical wheels on a Cart!
It looks very fair
In the Picture up there;
But imagine the Ride when you start!
[Pg 58]I'd rather have fingers than Toes;
I'd rather have Ears than a Nose:
And as for my hair,
I'm glad it's all there,
I'll be awfully sad when it goes!
I wish that my Room had a floor;
I don't so much care for a Door,
But this walking around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite a bore!
Scheme | ABXB XXXA CCDDC EEDDE FFGGF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011101 1111 01011011 1101 11111101 111101 11011110 1111 01001011 101001101 11101 001011 101001111 111011011 11011101 01111 11111 11101111 11111101 11111101 111001 011001 11011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 660 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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