Analysis of A Bad Sooart.
John Hartley 1839 (Halifax) – 1915
Aw'd rayther face a redwut brick,
Sent flyin at mi heead;
Aw'd rayther track a madman's steps,
Whearivver they may leead;
Aw'd rayther ventur in a den,
An stail a lion's cub;
Aw'd rayther risk the foamin wave
In an old leaky tub.
Aw'd rayther stand i'th' midst o'th' fray,
Whear bullets thickest shower;
Nor trust a mean, black hearted man,
At's th' luck to be i' power.
A redwut brick may miss its mark,
A madman change his whim;
A lion may forgive a theft;
A leaky tub may swim.
Bullets may pass yo harmless by,
An leeav all safe at last;
A thaasand thunders shake the sky,
An spare yo when they've past.
Yo may o'ercome mooast fell disease;
Mak poverty yo're friend;
But wi' a mean, blackhearted man,
Noa mortal can contend.
Ther's malice in his kindest smile,
His proffered hand's a snare;
He's plannin deepest villany,
When seemingly mooast fair.
He leads yo on wi' oily tongue,
Swears he's yo're fastest friend;
He get's yo once within his coils,
An crushes yo i'th' end.
Old Nick, we're tell'd, gooas prowlin aght,
An seeks whom to devour;
But he's a saint, compared to some,
'At's th' luk to be i' power.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011 11111 111011 1111 111001 110101 111011 011101 11111111111 1101010 11011101 111111110 0111111 01111 01010101 010111 10111101 111111 0110101 111111 1111101 1100111 110111 1010101 11001101 110101 11101 110011 11111101 1111101 11110111 11011111 1111111 1111010 11010111 111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,085 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 278 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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