Analysis of Lines on Woodstock
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
We fancy the lustre of the old town is reflected
on the new. English Woodstock was a royal residence.
English Woodstock had a Palace
Where the Queen in jealous malice
Slew romance's fairest flower,
Fair Rosamond, in secret bower,
Our Woodstock, pleasant county town-
(This brings it both wealth and renown)-
To your strong castle some are sent
For to give them leisure to repent,
And the Reeves will, in their bounty,
Build court house worthy of the county.
A charming vista you do view,
Gazing on each street and Avenue,
Mansions and lawns embowered 'mong trees
Where wealthy owners live at ease ;
And through the air there sweetly floats
Harmonious Woodstock organ notes,
And men employment secure
In Factory for Furniture ;
And the pacing of your horses
It is famed o'er many courses.
Old Oxford was a seat of knowledge,
Woodstock it hath a fine College.
Scheme | XX AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHXBIIXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001010111010 1011011010100 1011010 10101010 111010 110001010 10110101 11111001 11110111 111110101 00110110 111101010 01010111 10111010 1001111 11010111 01011101 01001101 0101001 01001100 00101110 111101010 110101110 1110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 843 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 22 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 342 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 75 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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