Analysis of Jonathan Jo
Alan Alexander Milne 1882 – 1956
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an 'O'
And a wheelbarrow full of surprises;
If you ask for a bat,
Or for something like that,
He has got it, whatever the size is.
If you're wanting a ball,
It's no trouble at all;
Why, the more that you ask for, the merrier -
Like a hoop and a top,
And a watch that won't stop,
And some sweets, and an Aberdeen terrier.
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an 'O,'
But this is what makes him so funny:
If you give him a smile,
Only once in a while,
Then he never expects any money!
Scheme | AAbccb ddeffe AAghhg |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001 101111 001011010 111101 111011 111110011 111001 111011 10111110100 101001 001111 0110110100 1001 101111 111111110 111101 101001 1110011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 494 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 09, 2023
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