Analysis of Jonathan Jo



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
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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Alan Alexander Milne

Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. more…

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