Analysis of In Memoriam
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
His mother from celestial bower,
In the self same day and hour
Of her death, or Heavenly birth,
Gazed again upon the earth-
And saw her gentle, loving boy,
Once source of fond maternal joy,
In anguish, on a couch of pain,
She knew that earthly hopes were vain,
And beckoned him to realms above,
To share, with her, the Heavenly love.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 110101010 00111010 10111001 1010101 01010101 11110101 01010111 11110101 01011101 111001001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 332 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 258 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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