Analysis of Acon
Hilda Doolittle 1886 (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) – 1961 (Zurich)
Bear me to Dictaeus,
and to the steep slopes;
to the river Erymanthus.
I choose spray of dittany,
cyperum, frail of flower,
buds of myrrh,
all-healing herbs,
close pressed in calathes.
For she lies panting,
drawing sharp breath,
broken with harsh sobs.
she, Hyella,
whom no god pities.
Scheme | AAA XBBAA XXAXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 01011 10101 11111 11110 111 1101 1101 11110 1011 10111 11 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 283 |
Words | 50 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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