Analysis of In Fountain Court
Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945
The fountain murmuring of sleep,
A drowsy tune;
The flickering green of leaves that keep
The light of June;
Peace, through a slumbering afternoon,
The peace of June.
A waiting ghost, in the blue sky,
The white curved moon;
June, hushed and breathless, waits, and I
Wait too, with June;
Come, through the lingering afternoon,
Soon, love, come soon.
| Scheme | ABABBB CBCBBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010011 0101 010011111 0111 11010001 0111 01010011 0111 11010101 1111 11010001 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 355 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 11, 2023
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