On Hearing the Translation of Part of the Farmer's Boy into Latin
Hey, Giles! in what new garb art dresst?For Lads like you methinks a bold one;I'm glad to see thee so caresst;But, hark ye!--don't despise your old one.Thou'rt not the first by many, a BoyWho've found abroad good friends to own 'em;Then, in such Coats have shown their joy,E'en their own Fathers have not known 'em.
Words in this poem
- garb n.
- External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garawi, garwi, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See Gear, n.]
- methinks v.
- It seems to me; I think. See Me. [AS. þyncan to seem, me þynceedh, me þuhte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G. dünken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See Me, and Think.]
- despise v. t.
- To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Des]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Form and metre
On Hearing the Translation of Part of the Farmer's Boy into Latin is 8 lines in a single stanza. It rhymes ABABCDCD. The metre is iambic pentameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 86%). 100% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 8.6 syllables. 12% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
See other poems in iambic pentameter.
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Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 ABABCDCD dresstA · oneB · caresstA · oneB · boyC · emD · joyC · emD
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic pentameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Hey, Giles! in what new garb art dresst? | 8 | ········ |
| For Lads like you methinks a bold one; | 9 | ····˘/··· |
| I'm glad to see thee so caresst; | 8 | ········ |
| But, hark ye!--don't despise your old one. | 9 | ····˘/··· |
| Thou'rt not the first by many, a Boy | 9 | ·····/˘·· |
| Who've found abroad good friends to own 'em; | 9 | ··˘/····· |
| Then, in such Coats have shown their joy, | 8 | ········ |
| E'en their own Fathers have not known 'em. | 9 | ···/˘···· |
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