Analysis of The Mercenary View
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I knew a poor remittance man,
A decent chap, but funny,
In days when my ideas began
To be controlled by money
He wore a swank, patrician air;
But, oh, his life was filled with care,
For he had seldom cash to spare;
His mien was far from sunny.
I fear I was a snobbish youth
Who led a prig's existence.
I snubbed the chap, to tell the truth,
And kept him at a distance.
His clothes, well cut, were often worn
Threadbare. Tho' he was gently born
His friendship I refused with scorn
Despite his soft insistence.
But now the whirligig of time
Sees fit to elevate him.
While, lo, the money that was mine
Is shrinking, seriatim;
And faced by serious mishap.
While he reclines in Fortune's lap.
I'd like to find the dear old chap
I'd want to cultivate him.
Scheme | ABABCCCB DEDEFFFE GHXGIIIH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 0101110 011101001 1101110 11010101 11111111 11110111 1111110 11110101 1101010 11011101 0111010 11110101 1111101 11010111 0111010 110111 111101 11010111 1101 0111001 11010101 11110111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 735 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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