Analysis of Primavera in the North
Elinor Morton Wylie 1885 (Somerville, New Jersey) – 1928 (New York City, New York)
She has danced for leagues and leagues,
Over thorns and thistles,
Prancing to a tune of Griegg's
Performed on willow whistles.
Antelopes behold her, dazed,
Velvet-eyed, and furry;
Polar flowers, crackle-glazed,
Snap beneath her hurry.
In a wig of copper wire,
A gown of scalloped gauzes,
She capers like a flame of fire
Over Arctic mosses.
All her tears have turned to birds,
All her thoughts of dolour
Paint the snow with scarlet words
And traceries of colour.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EAEX FDFD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111101 101010 1010111 011110 10101 101010 1010101 101010 00111010 011101 110101110 101010 1011111 10111 1011101 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 466 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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