Analysis of By the Spring, at Sunset
Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)
Sometimes we remember kisses,
Remember the dear heart-leap when they came:
Not always, but sometimes we remember
The kindness, the dumbness, the good flame
Of laughter and farewell.
Beside the road
Afar from those who said "Good-by" I write,
Far from my city task, my lawful load.
Sun in my face, wind beside my shoulder,
Streaming clouds, banners of new-born night
Enchant me now. The splendors growing bolder
Make bold my soul for some new wise delight.
I write the day's event, and quench my drouth,
Pausing beside the spring with happy mind.
And now I feel those kisses on my mouth,
Hers most of all, one little friend most kind.
Scheme | XABAXCDC BDBD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01101010 0100111111 111011010 01001011 11001 0101 0111111111 1111011101 1011101110 101101111 0111011010 1111111101 1101010111 1001011101 0111110111 0111110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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