Analysis of Alexander Throckmorton
Edgar Lee Masters 1868 (Garnett) – 1950 (Elkins Park)
In youth my wings were strong and tireless,
But I did not know the mountains.
In age I knew the mountains
But my weary wings could not follow my vision --
Genius is wisdom and youth.
| Scheme | ABBCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 0111010100 11111010 0111010 111011110110 1011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 186 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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