Analysis of Naughty Claude
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
When Little Claude was naughty wunst
At dinner-time, an' said
He won't say '_Thank you_' to his Ma,
She maked him go to bed
An' stay two hours an' not git up,--
So when the clock struck Two,
Nen Claude says,--'Thank you, Mr. Clock,
I'm much obleeged to you!'
| Scheme | AABACDED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 110111 11111111 111111 111101111 110111 11111101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 259 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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