Analysis of Beguiling

Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)



She is so beguiling
That when she beckons
I can run a mile
In twenty seconds.


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 111010 11110 11101 01010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 74
Words 16
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 61
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 16, 2023

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Roger McGough

Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at St Mary's College and the University of Hull. He has been a writer for many years, and his numerous collections have established him as one of the most distinctive and powerful voices in contemporary poetry. more…

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