Analysis of The Grandfather's Scissors
Nor gold, nor diamonds have such value
As these old scissors on the wall.
They keep the memory of a tailor,
My granddad who in times of war
Was sitting on the homemade table,
And having gentle and nice tenor
Maid of old clothes, a new dress
To please the widow's heart for less
| Scheme | ABCDECFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101110 11110101 1101001010 1110111 110101110 010100110 1111011 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 270 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 218 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on July 24, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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