Analysis of The Sister's Appeal.
George Pope Morris 1802 (Philadelphia) – 1864
You remember--don't you, brother--
In our early years,
The counsels of our poor, dear mother,
And her hopes and fears?
She told us to love one another--
Brother, dry your tears!
We are only two, dear brother,
In his babel wide!
In the churchyard sleeps poor mother,
By our father's side!--
Then let us cherish one another
Till in death we bide.
Scheme | ABABAX ACACAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101110 010101 0101101110 00101 111111010 10111 11101110 01101 0011110 110101 111101010 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 341 |
Words | 65 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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