Analysis of Squeeze Box. Concertina.
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
So, bought me a squeeze box.
Some friends I heard say
You’ve played lots harmonicas
Now squeeze this today.
Some pumping the bellows.
Some buttons to trip.
And you’ll entertain us
So Doug let her rip.
Like Matey belowdecks
Like cowboy’s campfire
Like troops in the trenches
Let squeezebox inspire.
Yes trip a tune gaily
Or haunting lament.
You’ll learn in the doing
Just what Matey meant.
| Scheme | ABABCDEDAFGHIJKJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 11111 1111 11101 110010 11011 01011 11101 1101 1110 110010 1101 110110 11001 110010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 398 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 309 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 67 |
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Written on February 06, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023
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