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 |
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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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