Analysis of The Stranger's Song
Thomas Hardy 1840 (Stinsford) – 1928 (Dorchester, Dorset)
(As sung by Mr. Charles Charrington in the play of "The Three Wayfarers")
O MY trade it is the rarest one,
Simple shepherds all--
My trade is a sight to see;
For my customers I tie, and take 'em up on high,
And waft 'em to a far countree!
My tools are but common ones,
Simple shepherds all--
My tools are no sight to see:
A little hempen string, and a post whereon to swing,
Are implements enough for me!
To-morrow is my working day,
Simple shepherds all--
To-morrow is a working day for me:
For the farmer's sheep is slain, and the lad who did it ta'en,
And on his soul may God ha' mer-cy!
| Scheme | a xBaxx aBaxc xBcxa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110110011011 111110101 10101 1110111 1110011011111 0111011 1111101 10101 1111111 010101001111 11000111 11011101 10101 1101010111 101011100111111 011111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 677 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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