Analysis of Study for a Soul
Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)
the colors have begun to form
silvergray with cramoisy and gold
into an arrow carved by storm
beyond the fear of new and old
and where the arrow fits the bow
the untroubled darkness of her eyes
watches the red-gold target grow
strong is the sun that purifies
but I have sought in vain to find
the riddle of the bow and archer
there were no shadows left behind
after the heart's departure.
| Scheme | ABABXCXC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010111 11101 01110111 01011101 01010101 001010101 10011101 110111 11110111 010101010 1011101 1001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 385 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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