Analysis of Birthday Lines For K.B.
Joseph Furphy 1843 (Yering, Victoria) – 1912 (Claremont)
Life is a Poem, short or long,
A dismal Dirge, or jovial Song,
A Psalm of faith, or Lay of Pride,
One stanza by each year supplied.
And thy sweet Hymn of love and truth,
A carol of unfading youth,
Which God hath given thee to rehearse,
Enlightening others' chequered way,
Is strengthened by a further verse
Upon the gracious April day.
| Scheme | AABB CCDEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11010111 010111001 01111111 11011101 01111101 010111 111101101 01001011 11010101 01010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 343 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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