Analysis of It's Your Birthday
The day you were born
the universe was thrilled, the finest wine was chilled
the ripest grain was milled, the purest food was grilled
Blow the bugle's horn!
The day you were born
the archangel was thrilled, the kindest gift was willed
the highest hope was filled, the fairest buy was billed
Blow the bugle's horn!
The day you were born
the emperor was thrilled, the deepest well was drilled
the greatest fear was quelled, the fattest calf was killed
Blow the bugle's horn!
The day you were born
the deity was thrilled, the loudest cry was shrilled
the sweetest milk was spilled, the biggest storm was stilled
Blow the bugle's horn!
| Scheme | AbbA AbbA AbbA AbbA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01101 01011010111 01111010111 1011 01101 01011010111 010111010111 1011 01101 010011010111 010111010111 1011 01101 010011010111 010111010111 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 616 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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