Analysis of The Martyr of Bovinia
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
She milked the cow; and all the morn was hushed
(It was a beast that never kicked or rushed)
The startled dicky-birds of early Spring
Sat up amazed to mark this splendid thing,
Nigh fainting with delight upon the bough . . . .
She milked the cow.
She milked the cow; nor all the glory rare
Of that October morning could compare
With that sweet sylvan scene; the grace, the charm
The rhythmic movement of her dimpled arm,
Would make a poor bloke feel just anyhow . . . .
She milked the cow.
She milked the cow. 'Twas at South Sassafras
(Which is a cruel word to rhyme,alas)
And all who gazed thereon decalred, with force,
It was sublime - except the cow, of course
Who wore a patient frown upn her brow . . . .
She milked the cow.
She milked the cow - at least, she said she did.
There was the milk in proof; and God forbid
That I should doubt the statement in the least,
(I sympathised in private with the beast
Who said - but still, what does it matter now?)
She milked the cow.
Scheme | aabbcC ddeecC ffggcC hhiicC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010111 1101110111 0101011101 1101111101 1101010101 1101 1101110101 1101010101 1111010101 0101010101 110111110 1101 110111110 11010111 011101111 1101010111 110101101 1101 1101111111 1101010101 1111010001 11010101 1111111101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 970 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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