Analysis of Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a curve
turns our health upside down
and depletes our verve
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a shock
turns our plans upside down
and discards our clock
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a crash
turns our wealth upside down
and pilfers our cash
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a scare
turns our peace upside down
and ruffles our flair
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a wrap
turns our world upside down
and destroys our map
Merrily we roll along when suddenly a truth
turns our minds upside down
and expands our couth
| Scheme | ABA CBC DBD EBE FBF GBG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001101110001 1101111 001101 1001101110001 1101111 001101 1001101110001 1101111 010101 1001101110001 1101111 010101 1001101110001 1101111 001101 1001101110001 1101111 001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 547 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on January 02, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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