Analysis of The Cow
James Stephens 1882 (Dublin) – 1950
Cow, Cow!
I and thou
Are looking at each other's eyes
You are lying on the grass
Eating every time I pass,
And you do not seem to be
Ever in perplexity:
You are good I'm sure, and not
Fit for nothing but the pot:
For your bearing is so kind,
And your quietness so wise:
Cow, Cow!
I and thou
Are looking at each other's eyes.
Scheme | AABccddeefbAAB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 101 11011101 1110101 10100111 0111111 1000100 1111101 1110101 1110111 0110011 11 101 11011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 349 |
Words | 69 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 244 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 67 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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