Analysis of I Love Me

Ogden Nash 1902 (Rye, New York) – 1971 (Baltimore)



I’m always my own best cheerer;
Myself I satisfy
Till I take a look in the mirror
And see things I to I.


Scheme ABAB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111111 1110 111010010 011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 103
Words 23
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 17, 2020

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was, during his lifetime, the most well-known American writer of light verse, and his popularity has continued after his death. His witty style has been imitated by many, but none have quite equalled the old master. more…

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