Analysis of April Showers
James Stephens 1882 (Dublin) – 1950
The leaves are fresh after the rain,
The air is cool and clear,
The sun is shining warm again,
The sparrows hopping in the lane
Are brisk and full of cheer.
And that is why we dance and play,
And that is why we sing,
Calling out in voices gay,
We will not go to school to-day
Or learn anything:
It is a happy thing, I say,
To be alive on such a day.
| Scheme | ABXAB CDCCD CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111001 011101 01110101 01010001 110111 01111101 011111 1010101 11111111 1110 11010111 11011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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