Analysis of Ritual
Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)
Venus is sleeping with Fire
Because it is winter and cold
With Echo
(The sound of strange footsteps gold upon gold
As they pass through the door)
With Love
(As she goes to the Sun
And is seen by the world no more)
Among lanterns and torches
And flags unfurled
She and the Sun
Are not of this world.
| Scheme | XA XAB XCB XDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110110 01111001 110 011111011 111101 11 111101 01110111 0110010 0101 1001 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 295 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 59 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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