Analysis of Explanation
John Bannister Tabb 1845 (Amelia County) – 1909 ( Ellicott City)
'Tis evident that such a name
As mine to Mr. Dobson came,
Like Cinderella's shoe-it fit
The foot; so, on he buckled it.
Always affectionately yours.'
| Scheme | AABB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 11001101 11110101 11111 01111101 1010001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 153 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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