Analysis of Persicos Odi
William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 – 1863
Dear Lucy, you know what my wish is, --
I hate all your Frenchified fuss:
Your silly entrées and made dishes
Were never intended for us.
No footman in lace and in ruffles
Need dangle behind my arm-chair;
And never mind seeking for truffles,
Although they be ever so rare.
But a plain leg of mutton, my Lucy,
I pr'ythee get ready at three:
Have it smoking, and tender, and juicy,
And what better meat can here be?
And when it has feasted the master,
'Twill amply suffice for the maid;
Meanwhile I will smoke my canaster,
And tipple my ale in the shade.
Scheme | XAXABCBC DDDDXECE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111111 111111 110110110 01001011 110010010 11001111 010110110 1111011 1011110110 1111011 1110010010 01101111 011110010 11001101 111111 01011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 212 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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