Analysis of Grey Rocks, and Greyer Sea
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts 1860 (Douglas) – 1943 (Toronto)
Grey rocks, and greyer sea,
And surf along the shore --
And in my heart a name
My lips shall speak no more.
The high and lonely hills
Endure the darkening year --
And in my heart endure
A memory and a tear.
Across the tide a sail
That tosses, and is gone --
And in my heart the kiss
That longing dreams upon.
Grey rocks, and greyer sea,
And surf along the shore --
And in my heart the face
That I shall see no more.
| Scheme | ABxb xxxx xxxx ABxb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11011 010101 001101 111111 010101 0101001 001101 0100001 010101 110011 001101 110101 11011 010101 001101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 447 |
| Words | 89 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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