Analysis of April
William Watson 1858 (Burley in Wharfedale) – 1935 (Rottingdean)
April, April,
Laugh thy girlish laughter;
Then, the moment after,
Weep thy girlish tears!
April, that mine ears
Like a lover greetest,
If I tell thee, sweetest,
All my hopes and fears,
April, April,
Laugh thy golden laughter,
But, the moment after,
Weep thy golden tears!
| Scheme | AbbcdeedAbbc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 111010 101010 11101 10111 10101 111110 11101 1010 111010 101010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 209 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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