Analysis of A Happy Hobby Horse
Michael Levy 1945 (Manchester)
Lets raise our glasses and make a toast,
to a simple pastime we embrace the most,
joy is our hobby, what a powerful force,
entering the human race as a happy hobby horse.
Contentment of living should never be a wager,
keep a steady pace, don't become a galloping major,
jockeying for position could make us interfere,
in the celebration of life which we all hold so dear.
Steering our course on the right track,
reining in the anxiety that sometimes does attack,
a smile on our face we'll be in the frame,
a photo finish winner, more happiness will be our gain.
Every moment, a pleasure, no whip to crack,
with love on our saddle there is no looking back,
cantering up the straight, gifts of wonderment unfold,
jumping over hurdles, lead by a soul of gold.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 1110100101 1010110101 111010101001 10001011010101 0101101101010 10101101010010 100101011101 0001011111111 101011011 10000100101101 01110111001 011010110011101 100100101111 1111010111101 11011110001 101010110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 741 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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