Analysis of The Wind
James Stephens 1882 (Dublin) – 1950
The wind stood up and gave a shout.
He whistled on his fingers and
Kicked the withered leaves about
And thumped the branches with his hand
And said that he'd kill and kill,
And so he will and so he will.
| Scheme | ABACDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 11011100 1010101 01010111 0111101 01110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 211 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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