Analysis of Rice Pudding
Alan Alexander Milne 1882 – 1956
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She's crying with all her might and main,
And she won't eat her dinner - rice pudding again -
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
I've promised her dolls and a daisy-chain,
And a book about animals - all in vain -
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She's perfectly well, and she hasn't a pain;
But, look at her, now she's beginning again! -
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
I've promised her sweets and a ride in the train,
And I've begged her to stop for a bit and explain -
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She's perfectly well and she hasn't a pain,
And it's lovely rice pudding for dinner again!
What is the matter with Mary Jane?
| Scheme | AabA AaaA AAbA AaaA AAbA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 110101101 110110101 011101011001 110101101 110101101 1100100101 00101100101 110101101 110101101 11001011001 11101101001 110101101 110101101 11001001001 011011101001 110101101 110101101 11001011001 011011011001 110101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 801 |
| Words | 163 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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