Analysis of On A Lady Singing
Isaac Rosenberg 1890 (Bristol) – 1918 (Somme)
She bade us listen to the singing lark
In tones far sweeter than its own:
For fear that she should cease and leave us dark
We built the bird a feigned throne,
Shrined in her gracious glory-giving ways
From sceptred hands of starred humility-
Praising herself the more in giving praise
To music less than she.
| Scheme | ABABCDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme |
| Metre | 1111010101 01110111 1111110111 1101011 1001010101 111110100 1001010101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 309 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 248 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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