Analysis of Today, in class,
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Today, in class,
I read aloud to forty little boys
The legend of King Croesus' boasted joys.
They were so young,
Restless, and eager, I believed they'd find
This moral story little to their mind.
But they were pleased
With the old legend, quick to comprehend
Sorrowful wisdom's triumph at the end:
They seemed to feel,
In hush of wonder, hurry of amaze,
The sure uncertainty of all men's days.
| Scheme | ABBCDDEFFGHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101 1101110101 010111101 1011 1001010111 1101010111 1101 101101101 100110101 1111 0111010101 0101001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 401 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 307 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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