Analysis of Linnet-Like.

Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)



The joy of God gets into us, and we
Hum with the intuition of His power;
Even as a linnet, like a thing inspired,
Throats his love-lyrics in the dewy leaves.


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 0111101101 1100101110 101010101010 1111000101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 162
Words 33
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford FRSE FBA is a Scottish poet, scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.  more…

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