Analysis of The Boys And The Apple-Tree
Ann Taylor 1782 (Islington) – 1866
As William and Thomas were walking one day,
They came by a fine orchard's side:
They would rather eat apples than spell, read, or play,
And Thomas to William then cried:
'O brother, look yonder! what clusters hang there!
I'll try and climb over the wall:
I must have an apple; I will have a pear;
Although it should cost me a fall!'
Said William to Thomas, 'To steal is a sin,
Mamma has oft told this to thee:
I never have stolen, nor will I begin,
So the apples may hang on the tree. '
'You are a good boy, as you ever have been,'
Said Thomas, 'let's walk on, my lad:
We'll call on our schoolfellow, Benjamin Green,
Who to see us I know will be glad.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF EGXG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11001001011 1110111 111011011111 01011011 11011011011 11011001 11111011101 1111101 11011011101 10111111 11011011101 101011101 11011111011 11011111 1111011001 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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