Analysis of The flight of the Skylark
SR Figgs 1962 (Monterrey)
Beyond the deep chasm, skylark;
far between the two of you,
a profound heart breaking dark
awaits silently, breaking my mystic blue.
Surrender your wings, skylark;
to oblivion the image falls
until you hear a drop: hark!
The gentle tear of my soul calls.
There’s a place in the meadow park
near the well and the golden crown;
don’t stand, spread your wings skylark
conceal your sorrow ‘til dawn.
Away you will be naked and stark
along with many of yours alike;
my warm hands long you here skylark,
go to vast oceans and lands; hike!
Chaste scenes over heavenly orb, skylark;
the dust I breathe won’t diminish your plight,
empower your core, ignite a bright spark,
to arise over many who can't fight the blight.
Don’t return, follow your deliverance in the dusk,
engrave your sweet name in hard bark
so I can return to my place and husk;
empty dreams take the flight, beautiful lark.
Scheme | ABAB ACAC AXAX ADAD AEAE FAFA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 0101101 1010111 0011101 01100101101 010111 101000101 0111011 01011111 1010011 10100101 111111 0111011 011111001 011101101 1111111 11110011 111010011 0111101011 0101101011 101101011101 1011010100001 01111011 1110111101 1011011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 869 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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