Analysis of Song
Walter J. Turner 1884 (South Melbourne) – 1946 (Hammersmith)
Gently, sorrowfully sang the maid
Sowing the ploughed field over,
And her song was only:
'Come, O my lover!'
Strangely, strangely shone the light,
Stilly wound the river:
'Thy love is a dead man,
He'll come back never.'
Sadly, sadly passed the maid
The fading dark hills over;
Still her song far, far away said:
'Come, O my lover!'
Scheme | abxB xbxb abxB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 101101 1001110 001110 11110 1010101 11010 111011 11110 1010101 0101110 10111011 11110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 326 |
Words | 64 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 18 sec read
- 5 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Song" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/56904/song>.
Discuss this Walter J. Turner poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In