Analysis of Thought's Austerity.
Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)
Alas! in this bare life thought is austere,
And only when the dream-clouds cover us
And we breathe phantasy's sweet airs, we take
Contentment, though 'tis visionary, on,
And find some miracle of beauty still
To charm us from the savour of ourselves.
| Scheme | ABCDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101111101 0101011101 01111111 010111001 0111001101 1111011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 252 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 197 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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