Analysis of The Emperor Of Ice-Cream
Wallace Stevens 1879 (Reading) – 1955 (Hartford)
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Take from the dresser of deal.
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
| Scheme | axaxxxbB xxxxccbB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101101 010010111 010111 101010011 1111110101 11001110 11101011 01010010100111 1101011 10011111 11101011 0111111001 101010111 11111101 1011011 01010010100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 587 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 233 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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