Analysis of Symbols
Victor James Daley 1858 – 1905
’Tis said that the Passion Flower,
With its figures of spear and sword
And hammer and nails, is a symbol
Of the Woe of our Blessed Lord.
So still in the Heart of Beauty
Has been hidden, since Life drew breath,
The sword and the spear of Anguish,
And the hammer and nails of Death.
| Scheme | ABCBDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101010 11101101 010011010 10111011 11001110 11101111 01001110 00100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 296 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 218 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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