Analysis of Lines of Violets
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Once, while digging 'neath the snow,
'Mid Canadian winter, lo !
To our joy and surprise,
We saw some violets in full bloom,
Gazing at us with loving eyes,
Thanking us for opening their tomb ;
Yet still they seemed so cozy and nice,
Enshrined in the crystal ice.
While all else was drooping, dead,
Gaily they held up their head.
| Scheme | AABCBCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1110101 10100101 1101001 111100011 10111101 101110011 111111001 0100101 1111101 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 326 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 252 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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