Analysis of Going to School
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Did you see them pass to-day, Billy, Kate and Robin,
All astride upon the back of old grey Dobbin?
Jigging, jogging off to school, down the dusty track -
What must Dobbin think of it - three upon his back?
Robin at the bridle-rein, in the middle Kate,
Billy holding on behind, his legs out straight.
Now they're coming back from school, jig, jog, jig.
See them at the corner where the gums grow big;
Dobbin flicking off the flies and blinking at the sun -
Having three upon his back he thinks is splendid fun:
Robin at the bridle-rein, in the middle Kate,
Little Billy up behind, his legs out straight.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111101010 101010111110 11011110101 111011110111 101010100101 10101011111 1110111111 11101010111 1010101010101 1010111111101 101010100101 10101011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 232 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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