Analysis of Summum Bonum
Robert Browning 1812 (Camberwell) – 1889 (Venice)
All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:
All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem:
In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea:
Breath and bloom, shade and shine, wonder, wealth, and--how far above them--
Truth, that's brighter than gem,
Trust, that's purer than pearl,--
Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe--all were for me
In the kiss of one girl
| Scheme | ABABBCAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001101001111 101001101001111 001111101001101 101101101011011 111011 111011 10110100101011 001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 423 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 319 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 82 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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