Analysis of The Wood And The Shore
Muriel Stuart 1885 – 1967
The low bay melts into a ring of silver,
And slips it on the shore's reluctant finger
Though in an hour the tide will turn, will tremble,
Forsaking her because the moon persuades him.
But the black wood that leans and sighs above her
No tide can turn, no moon can slave nor summon.
Then comes the dark: on sleepy, shell-strewn beaches,
O'er long pale leagues of sand and cold, clear water
She hears the tide go out towards the moonlight.
The wood still leans… weeping she turns to seek him,
And his black hair all night is on her bosom.
Scheme | AABCADEAFCG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110101110 01110101010 101100111110 01000101011 10111101010 11111111110 11011101110 101111101110 1101110101 01111011111 01111111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 419 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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