Analysis of Dad on the Test
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I reckon (said Dad) that the country's pests
Is this here wireless an' these here Tests.
Up to the house and around the door,
Stretchin' their ears for to catch the score,
Leavin' the horses down in the crop.
Can you wonder that a farmer goes off pop?
I'm yellin' at Jim or I'm cursin' at Joe
All hours of the day; but it ain't no go -
Leavin' their work and hangin' around
When they think I'm down at the fallow ground;
Sneaking away when I start to rouse,
An' as soon as me back's turned, back to the house.
'Who got Wyatt? Is Sutcliffe out?'
Wot do they care if I rave an' shout?
Bribin' young Bill for to leave his job
To twiddle the switches an' twist the knob.
'Has he made his century? Who's in now?'…
And I bought that machine for the price of a cow!
There's a standin' crop, an' the rain's not far,
An' the price is rotten, but there you are:
As soon as these cricketin' games begin
The farm goes dilly on listenin' in;
Not only the boys an' the harvester crew,
But Mum an' the girls gits dotty too.
An' I reckon (says Dad) that a man's worst pests
Is this here wireless and these here Tests.
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Metre | 1101110101 111101111 110100101 11111101 10101001 11101010111 1101111111 11010111111 1110101 111111011 100111111 11111111101 11101101 111111111 11111111 1100101101 1111100101 011101101101 101110111 1011101111 11111101 01110110 11001101001 111011101 11101110111 111100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,087 |
Words | 221 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 8 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 205 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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