Analysis of Winds of May
James Joyce 1882 (Rathgar) – 1941 (Zürich)
Winds of May, that dance on the sea,
Dancing a ring-around in glee
From furrow to furrow, while overhead
The foam flies up to be garlanded,
In silvery arches spanning the air,
Saw you my true love anywhere?
Welladay! Welladay!
For the winds of May!
Love is unhappy when love is away!
| Scheme | AABBCCBDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 11111101 10010101 1101101101 0111111 0100101001 1111110 11 10111 1101011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 291 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 221 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
- 16 sec read
- 92 Views
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Winds of May" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/20200/winds-of-may>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this James Joyce poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In