Analysis of On a Proposed Trip South
William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)
They tell me on the morrow I must leave
This winter eyrie for a southern flight
And truth to tell I tremble with delight
At thought of such unheralded reprieve.
E'er have I known December in a weave
Of blanched crystal, when, thrice one short night
Packed full with magic, and O blissful sight!
N'er May so warmly doth for April grieve.
To in a breath's space wish the winter through
And lo, to see it fading! Where, oh, where
Is caract could endow this princely boon?
Yet I have found it and shall shortly view
The lush high grasses, shortly see in air
Gay birds and hear the bees make heavy droon.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010111 1101010101 0111110101 1111010001 10111010001 111011111 1111001101 10111011101 1001110101 0111110111 111011101 1111101101 0111010101 1101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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