Analysis of Stanzas
Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)
WHEN fragrant gales and summer show'rs
Call'd forth the sweetly scented flow'rs;
When ripen'd sheaves of golden grain,
Strew'd their rich treasures o'er the plain;
When the full grape did nectar yield,
In tepid drops of purple hue;
When the thick grove, and thirsty field,
Drank the soft show'r and bloom'd a-new;
O then my joyful heart did say,
"Sure this is Nature's Holy-day!"
But when the yellow leaf did fade,
And every gentle flow'r decay'd;
When whistling winds, and drenching rain,
Swept with rude force the naked plain;
When o'er the desolated scene,
I saw the drifted snow descend;
And sadness darken'd all the green,
And Nature's triumphs seem'd to end;
O! then, my mourning heart did say,
"Thus Youth shall vanish, Life decay."
When Beauty blooms, and Fortune smiles,
And wealth the easy breast beguiles;
When pleasure from her downy wings,
Her soft bewitching incense flings;
THEN, Friends look kindand round the heart
The brightest flames of passion move,
False Flatt'ry's soothing strains impart
The warmest Friendshipfondest Love;
But when capricious FORTUNE flies,
Then FRIENDSHIP fades;and PASSION dies.
Scheme | AABBCDCDAE FFBBGHGHAE AAAAIXIXAA |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (27%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11010101 11010101 11011101 111101001 10111101 01011101 10110101 101110101 11110111 11110101 11010111 0100101101 11010101 11110101 110011 11010101 01010101 01010111 11110111 11110101 11010101 0101011 11010101 011011 11110101 01011101 1110101 01010101 11010101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,115 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 295 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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