Analysis of Spring
Francis Ledwidge 1887 (Slane) – 1917 (Boezinge)
Once more the lark with song and speed
Cleaves through the dawn, his hurried bars^;
Fall, like the flute of Ganymede
Twirling and whistling from the stars.
The primrose and the daffodil
Surprise the valleys, and wild thyme
Is sweet on every little hill,
When lambs come down at folding time.
In every wild place now is heard
The magpie's noisy house, and through
The mingled tunes of many a bird
The ruffled wood-dove's gentle coo.
Sweet by the river's noisy brink
The water-lily bursts her crown,
The kingfisher comes down to drink
Like rainbow jewels falling down.
And when the blue and grey entwine
The daisy shuts her golden eye,
And peace wraps all those hills of mine
Safe in my dearest memory.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011101 11011101 1101110 10010101 010010 01010011 111100101 11111101 010011111 0110101 010111001 01011101 11010101 01010101 0101111 1110101 01010101 01010101 01111111 10110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 689 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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