Analysis of My Longshore Lass
Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874 (New London, Prince Edward Island) – 1942 (Toronto)
Far in the mellow western sky,
Above the restless harbor bar,
A beacon on the coast of night,
Shines out a calm, white evening star;
But your deep eyes, my 'longshore lass,
Are brighter, clearer far.
The glory of the sunset past
Still gleams upon the water there,
But all its splendor cannot match
The wind-blown brightness of your hair;
Not any sea-maid's floating locks
Of gold are half so fair.
The waves are whispering to the sands
With murmurs as of elfin glee;
But your low laughter, 'longshore lass,
Is like a sea-harp's melody,
And the vibrant tones of your tender voice
Are sweeter far to me.
Scheme | XAXABA XCXCXC XDBDXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10010101 01010101 01010111 11011101 1111111 110101 0101011 11010101 11110101 01110111 11011101 111111 011100101 11011101 1111011 11011100 0010111101 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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