Analysis of Villanelle Of Sunset
Ernest Christopher Dowson 1867 – 1900
Come hither, child, and rest,
This is the end of day,
Behold the weary West!
Sleep rounds with equal zest
Man's toil and children's play,
Come hither, child, and rest.
My white bird, seek thy nest,
Thy drooping head down lay,
Behold the weary West!
Now eve is manifest
And homeward lies our way,
Behold the weary West!
Tired flower! upon my breast
I would wear thee alway,
Come hither, child, and rest -
Behold the weary West!
| Scheme | AbA abA abA abA axAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 110111 010101 111101 110101 110101 111111 110111 010101 11110 0101101 010101 10100111 11111 110101 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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