Analysis of In This World
Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme 1839 (Paris) – 1907 (Châtenay-Malabry)
In this world all the flow'rs wither,
The sweet songs of the birds are brief;
I dream of summers that will last
Always!
In this world the lips touch but lightly,
And no taste of sweetness remains;
I dream of a kiss that will last
Always.
In this world ev'ry man is mourning
His lost friendship or his lost love;
I dream of fond lovers abiding
Always!
| Scheme | xxaB xxaB cxcB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110110 01110111 11110111 1 011011110 01111001 11101111 1 01111110 11101111 111110010 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 347 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 19, 2023
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