Analysis of Even song
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
Lay away the story,--
Though the theme is sweet,
There's a lack of something yet,
Leaves it incomplete:--
There's a nameless yearning--
Strangely undefined--
For a story sweeter still
Than the written kind.
Therefore read no longer--
I've no heart to hear
But just something you make up,
O my mother dear.--
With your arms around me,
Hold me, folded-eyed,--
Only let your voice go on--
I'll be satisfied.
Scheme | ABXBXCXC XXXXADXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101010 10111 1011101 11001 101010 1001 1010101 10101 11110 11111 1110111 11101 111011 11101 1011111 1110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 397 |
Words | 75 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 152 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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