Analysis of The Capture
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
Duck come switchin' 'cross de lot
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Hurry up an' hide de pot
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Duck's a mighty 'spicious fowl,
Slick as snake an' wise as owl;
Hol' dat dog, don't let him yowl!
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Th'ow dat co'n out kind o' slow
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Keep yo'se'f behin' de do'
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Lots o' food'll kill his feah,
Co'n is cheap but fowls is deah--
'Come, good ducky, come on heah.'
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Ain't he fat and ain't he fine,
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
Des can't wait to make him mine.
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
See him waddle when he walk,
'Sh! keep still and don't you talk!
Got you! Don't you daih to squawk!
Hi, oh, Miss Lady!
| Scheme | aBaBcccB xBxBxaxB dBdBeeeB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 11110 1011111 11110 101011 1111111 1111111 11110 1111111111 11110 1111111 11110 111111 11111111 111111 11110 1110111 11110 1111111 11110 1110111 1110111 1111111 11110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 635 |
| Words | 135 |
| Sentences | 17 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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