Analysis of Fringford Brook



The willows stand by Fringford brook,
        From Fringford up to Hethe,
    Sun on their cloudy silver heads,
        And shadow underneath.

They ripple to the silent airs
        That stir the lazy day,
    Now whitened by their passing hands,
        Now turned again to grey.

The slim marsh-thistle's purple plume
        Droops tasselled on the stem,
    The golden hawkweeds pierce like flame
        The grass that harbours them;

Long drowning tresses of the weeds
        Trail where the stream is slow,
    The vapoured mauves of water-mint
        Melt in the pools below;

Serenely soft September sheds
        On earth her slumberous look,
    The heartbreak of an anguished world
        Throbs not by Fringford brook.

All peace is here. Beyond our range,
        Yet 'neath the selfsame sky,
    The boys that knew these fields of home
        By Flemish willows lie.

They waded in the sun-shot flow,
        They loitered in the shade,
    Who trod the heavy road of death,
        Jesting and unafraid.

Peace! What of peace? This glimpse of peace
        Lies at the heart of pain,
    For respite, ere the spirit's load
        We stoop to lift again.

O load of grief, of faith, of wrath
        Of patient, quenchless will,
    Till God shall ease us of your weight
        We'll bear you higher still!

O ghosts that walk by Fringford brook,
        'Tis more than peace you give,
    For you, who knew so well to die,
        Shall teach us how to live.


Scheme ABCB XDXD XEXE XFXF CAXA XGXG FHBH XXXX BIXI AXGX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (33%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 011111 11111 11110101 0101 11010101 110101 1111101 110111 0111101 11101 0101111 01111 11010101 110111 0111101 100101 010010101 11011 0111101 11111 111101101 11011 01111111 11011 11000111 11001 11010111 1001 11111111 110111 11010101 111101 11111111 11011 11111111 111101 1111111 111111 11111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,469
Words 227
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by naama on July 15, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:09 min read
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Violet Jacob

Violet Jacob (1 September 1863 – 9 September 1946) was a Scottish writer, now known especially for her historical novel Flemington and for her poetry, mainly in Scots. more…

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