Analysis of A Year
John Boyle O'Reilly 1844 (Dowth) – 1890 (Boston)
IN the Spring we see:
Then the buds are dear to us—immature bosoms like lilies swell.
In the Summer we live:
When bright eyes are near to us, oh, the sweet stories the false lips tell!
In the Autumn we love:
When the honey is dripping, deep eyes moisten and soft breasts heave;
In the Winter we think:
With the sands fast slipping, we smile and sigh for the days we leave.
| Scheme | ABCBDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00111 10111110111101 001011 1111111101100111 001011 101011011100111 001011 101110110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 381 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 288 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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