Analysis of Story
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
"And if he's gone away," said she,
"Good riddance, if you're asking me.
I'm not a one to lie awake
And weep for anybody's sake.
There's better lads than him about!
I'll wear my buckled slippers out
A-dancing till the break of day.
I'm better off with him away!
And if he never come," said she,
"Now what on earth is that to me?
I wouldn't have him back!"
I hope
Her mother washed her mouth with soap.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDAAEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110111 11011101 11011101 01110001 11011101 11110101 01010111 11011101 01110111 11111111 110111 11 01010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 398 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 295 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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