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
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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Gelett Burgess

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