Analysis of Teach Him—When He makes the names
Teach Him—When He makes the names—
Such an one—to say—
On his babbling—Berry—lips—
As should sound—to me—
Were my Ear—as near his nest—
As my thought—today—
As should sound—
"Forbid us not"—
Some like "Emily."
| Scheme | ABCDEBFGD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 11111 11100101 11111 0111111 11101 111 0111 11100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 239 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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