Analysis of Heavy handed Harold
Leo Long 1986 (Durban)
Heavy handed Harold
With quiet Quinton quarrelled
Fighting for fine filly
Slapped he said silent silly
When wooed woman was aware
‘bout the beating he did bare
She scorned the scolding suitor
And courted Quinton, the cuter
| Scheme | AABB CCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 101010 110011 101110 1111010 1110101 1010111 1101010 01001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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