Analysis of Envoi
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
Fly, white butterflies, out to sea,
Frail pale wings for the winds to try,
Small white wings that we scarce can see
Fly.
Here and there may a chance-caught eye
Note in a score of you twain or three
Brighter or darker of tinge or dye.
Some fly light as a laugh of glee,
Some fly soft as a low long sigh:
All to the haven where each would be
Fly.
| Scheme | abaB bab abaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Roundel |
| Metre | 1110111 11110111 11111111 1 10110111 100111111 101101111 11110111 11110111 110101111 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 346 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 09, 2023
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