Analysis of Saxe
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
The mind thats sad it doth relax
The humor of the witty Saxe.
He puts us in a cheerful mood,
Mirthful as our own Tom Hood.
| Scheme | AABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111101 01010101 11100101 1110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 128 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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