Analysis of Buckingham Palace
Alan Alexander Milne 1882 – 1956
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
"One of the sergeants looks after their socks,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King, but he never came.
"Well, God take care of him, all the same,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
"I wouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn't the King's.
"He's much too busy a-signing things,"
Says Alice.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
"Do you think the King knows all about me?"
"Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,"
Says Alice.
| Scheme | AAbbA AAccA AAddA AAeeA AAffA AAggA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 110111010 1001011110 1011001101 010111001 110 110111010 1001011110 110100101 1101011011 110 110111010 1001011110 1110111101 111111101 110 110111010 1001011110 111100101 1101110101 110 110111010 1001011110 0111111001 111100101 110 110111010 1001011110 1110111011 11111111 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,285 |
| Words | 192 |
| Sentences | 19 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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