Analysis of Colin Instructed
Thomas Chatterton 1752 (Bristol) – 1770 (Holborn)
Young Colin was as stout a boy
As ever gave a maiden joy;
But long in vain he told his tale
To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale.
Ah why, the whining shepherd cried,
Am I alone your smiles denied?
I only tell in vain my tale
To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale.
True Colin, said the laughing dame,
You only whimper out your flame,
Others do more than sigh their tale
To black-eyed Biddy of the Dale.
He took the hint &c.
Scheme | aabBccbB ddbB x |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 11010101 11011111 11110101 11010101 11011101 11010111 11110101 11010101 11010111 10111111 11110101 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 419 |
Words | 84 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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