Analysis of For A Favorite Granddaughter
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
Never love a simple lad,
Guard against a wise,
Shun a timid youth and sad,
Hide from haunted eyes.
Never hold your heart in pain
For an evil-doer;
Never flip it down the lane
To a gifted wooer.
Never love a loving son,
Nor a sheep astray;
Gather up your skirts and run
From a tender way.
Never give away a tear,
Never toss a pine;
Should you heed my words, my dear,
You're no blood of mine!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1010101 10101 1010101 11101 1011101 11101 1011101 10101 1010101 10101 1011101 10101 1010101 10101 1111111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 400 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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