Analysis of Want To Be Whur Mother Is
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
'Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!'
Jeemses Rivers! won't some one ever shet that howl o' his?
That-air yellin' drives me wild!
Cain't none of ye stop the child?
Want jer Daddy? 'Naw.' Gee whizz!
'Want to be whur mother is!'
'Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!'
Coax him, Sairy! Mary, sing somepin far him! Lift him, Liz--
Bang the clock-bell with the key--
Er the _meat-ax!_ Gee-mun-nee!
Listen to them lungs o' his!
'Want to be whur mother is!'
'Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!'
Preacher guess'll pound all night on that old pulpit o' his;
'Pears to me some wimmin jest
Shows religious interest
Mostly 'fore their fambly's riz!
'Want to be whur mother is!'
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'Want to be whur mother is! Want to be whur mother is!'
Nights like these and whipperwills allus brings that voice of his!
Sairy; Mary; 'Lizabeth;
Don't set there and ketch yer death
In the dew--er rheumatiz--
Want to be whur mother is?
Scheme | AabbaA AaccaA AaxxaA AaddaA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011111101 1101111011111 1110111 11111101 1110111 1111101 11111011111101 111101111111 1011101 0011111 1011111 1111101 11111011111101 1011111111011 111111 101010 101111 1111101 1 11111011111101 11101111111 110100 1110111 00101 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 950 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 1, 6 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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