Analysis of A-Tishoo
Walter De La Mare 1873 (Charlton, London) – 1956 (Twickenham)
"Sneeze, Pretty, sneeze, Dainty,
Else the Elves will have you sure,
Sneeze, Light-of-Seven-Bright-Candles,
See they're tippeting at the door;
Their wee feet in measure falling,
All their little voices calling,
Calling, calling, calling, calling -
Sneeze, or never come no more!"
"A-tishoo!"
| Scheme | ABCDEEEDF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 110110 1011111 11110110 111101 11101010 11101010 10101010 1110111 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 282 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 222 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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