Analysis of Now I've been three days
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Now I've been three days
In the place where I am staying,
I've taken up new ways—
Land-owning and flute playing.
There's an orchard ground
Seen, that set me sighing.
Should I give ten pounds,
It is mine for the buying.
With the door set wide,
I could sit there playing,
Send the magic notes
Through the gully straying.
Since the roof is sound
And the trees are growing,
I will give ten pounds,
All my gold bestowing.
Now I've been three days
In the place where I am staying,
I've taken up new ways—
Land-owning and flute playing.
| Scheme | ABABcbdbebfbcbdbABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111 00111110 110111 1100110 11101 111110 11111 1111010 10111 111110 10101 101010 10111 001110 11111 111010 11111 00111110 110111 1100110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 541 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 408 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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