Analysis of Little Girls Must Not Fret
Jane Taylor 1783 (London) – 1824
What is it that makes little Emily cry?
Come then, let mamma wipe the tear from her eye:
There -- lay down your head on my bosom -- that's right,
And now tell mamma what's the matter to-night.
What! Emmy is sleepy, and tired with play?
Come, Betty, make haste then, and fetch her away;
But do not be fretful, my darling; you know
Mamma cannot love little girls that are so.
She shall soon go to bed and forget it all there
Ah! here's her sweet smile come again, I declare:
That's right, for I thought you quite naughty before.
Good night, my dear child, but don't fret any more.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111101001 11110101101 11111111011 01110101011 11011001011 11011101001 11111011011 10101101111 111111001111 11011101101 11111111001 11111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 588 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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