Analysis of Campbells Block
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
You may look but look in vain
For stores with such immense pane ;
All other shops they do surpass
With their enormous lights of glass.
One night by chance through them we gazed
But we did quickly stand amazed ;
Three moons they did beauteous glow,
And gleams so lovely they did throw.
But a still more wond'rous story
Mid day showed three suns in glory ;
At the sight we scarce could gaze,
So full of brilliancy the rays.
We had to curtain off the glory ;
If you don't believe this wondrous story
Ask Editon of the Tribune
About this tale of sun and moon.
Which did bewilder McIntyre
Gazing on mighty orbs of fire ;
Eclipsing the electric light
So brilliant in their glorious might.
Luminaries no more invade,
Excluded now by window shade ;
Pray think that this if no intrusion
This tale of optical illusion.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF EEGG XXHH IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 1111101 1111011 11011101 11010111 11111111 11110101 111111 01110111 1011110 11111010 1011111 111101 111101010 1110111010 111010 01111101 110101 101101110 01000101 110011001 1001101 01011101 111111010 111100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 795 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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