Analysis of To A Gentleman, Who Shew'd A Fine Poem As His Own.
Mary Barber 1685 – 1755
No more at Criticks, Ned, repine,
Who say those Numbers are not thine.
I own I was suspicious too,
And thought the Verse too good for You:
But since you say those Lines you writ,
The Proof is full, and I submit.
So, if Thaumantia should profess,
She owes Herself her glorious Dress;
And Cynthia, Empress of the Night,
Declare she shines by native Light;
(Tho' envious Criticks vent their Gall,)
I'd equally believe you all.
Scheme | AABBCC DDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 11110111 11110101 01011111 11111111 01110101 111101 110101001 010010101 01111101 11001111 11000111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 420 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 164 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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