Analysis of Dublinesque
Philip Larkin 1922 (Coventry) – 1985 (Hull)
Down stucco sidestreets,
Where light is pewter
And afternoon mist
Brings lights on in shops
Above race-guides and rosaries,
A funeral passes.
The hearse is ahead,
But after there follows
A troop of streetwalkers
In wide flowered hats,
Leg-of-mutton sleeves,
And ankle-length dresses.
There is an air of great friendliness,
As if they were honouring
One they were fond of;
Some caper a few steps,
Skirts held skilfully
(Someone claps time),
And of great sadness also.
As they wend away
A voice is heard singing
Of Kitty, or Katy,
As if the name meant once
All love, all beauty.
Scheme | AXXAAA XAAAAA ABXAXX AXBCAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 11110 0011 11101 01110100 010010 01101 110110 0111 01101 11101 010110 111111100 11101 11011 110011 111 111 0111010 11101 011110 110110 110111 11110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 553 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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