Analysis of Bite Deep And Wide, O Axe, The Tree!
Isabella Valancy Crawford 1850 (Dublin) – 1887 (Toronto)
'BITE deep and wide, O Axe, the tree!
What doth thy bold voice promise me?'
'I promise thee all joyous things
That furnish forth the lives of kings;
'For every silver ringing blow
Cities and palaces shall grow.'
'Bite deep and wide, O Axe, the tree!
Tell wider prophecies to me.'
'When rust hath gnawed me deep and red.
A nation strong shall lift his head.
'His crown the very heavens shall smite,
Aeons shall build him in his might.'
'Bite deep and wide, O Axe, the tree!
Bright Seer, help on thy prophecy!'
| Scheme | Aa bb cc Aa dd dx Aa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 11111101 11011101 11010111 110010101 10010011 11011101 11010011 11111101 01011111 110101011 1111011 11011101 11111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 503 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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