Analysis of Home Thoughts from Abroad
Norah M. Holland 1876 (Collingwood, Ontario) – 1925 (Toronto)
April in England–daffodils are growing
By every wayside, golden, tall and fair;
April–and all the little winds are blowing
The scents of springtime through the sunny air.
April in England–God, that we were there!
April in England–and her sons are lying
On these red fields, and dreaming of her shore;
April–we hear the thrushes' songs replying
Each unto each, above the cannons' roar;
April in England–shall we see it more?
April in England–there's the cuckoo calling
Down in her meadows where the cowslip gleams;
April–and little showers are softly falling,
Dimpling the surface of her babbling streams;
April in England–how the shrapnel screams!
April in England–blood and dust and smother,
Screaming of horses, men in agony.
April–full many of thy sons, O Mother,
Never again those dewy dawns shall see.
April in England–God, keep England free!
Scheme | ABABB ACACC ADADD EFEFF |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1001010110 1100110101 10010101110 011110101 1001011101 10010001110 1111010101 10110101010 1101010101 1001011111 1001010110 100110101 100101011010 1010101001 1001010101 10010101010 1011010100 10110111110 1001110111 1001011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 876 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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