Analysis of Song for a Singer
John Shaw Neilson 1872 (Penola, South Australia) – 1942 (Melbourne, Victoria)
When you go underground with all your airs,
Your kindly lies and your ridiculous prayers,
You shall not ever fear to face again
The strong man's rage, the woman wild with pain
Nor song nor sigh will beat upon your brain.
The world will mourn you neither less nor more
Than all the pawns who played the game before;
The lover-lad will kiss his love anew
The water-birds will have their dance to do,
And the rude Spring will gallop over you.
The men who make will match the men who mar,
The eye unsatisfied will seek a star;
Your visitor the worm will speak you fair,
The bride will tremble and the child will stare,
And the red Summer will ride everywhere.
Scheme | AAXBB CCDDD EEFFF |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 111101111 11010101001 1111011101 0111010111 1111110111 0111110111 1101110101 0101111101 0101111111 0011110101 0111110111 010101101 1100011111 0111000111 001101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 649 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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