Analysis of Bide A Wee!

William Arthur Dunkerley 1852 (Manchester) – 1941 (Worthing)



Though the times be dark and dreary,
Though the way be long,
Keep your spirits bright and cheery,--
--"Bide a wee, and dinna weary!"
Is a heartsome song.


Scheme ABAAB
Poetic Form "The Road Not Taken" stanza 
Metre 10111010 10111 11101010 1010110 1011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 149
Words 30
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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