Analysis of Change
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
But now life's face beholden
Seemed bright as heaven's bare brow
With hope of gifts withholden
But now.
From time's full-flowering bough
Each bud spake bloom to embolden
Love's heart, and seal his vow.
Joy's eyes grew deep with olden
Dreams, born he wist not how;
Thought's meanest garb was golden;
But now!
| Scheme | abaB bab abaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Roundel |
| Metre | 1111010 1111011 11111 11 1111001 11111010 110111 1111110 111111 1101110 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 317 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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