Analysis of What Counsel Has the Hooded Moon
James Joyce 1882 (Rathgar) – 1941 (Zürich)
What counsel has the hooded moon
Put in thy heart, my shyly sweet,
Of Love in ancient plenilune,
Glory and stars beneath his feet -- -
A sage that is but kith and kin
With the comedian Capuchin?
Believe me rather that am wise
In disregard of the divine,
A glory kindles in those eyes
Trembles to starlight. Mine, O Mine!
No more be tears in moon or mist
For thee, sweet sentimentalist.
| Scheme | ABABXA CDCDXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 10111101 110101 10010111 01111101 1001001 01110111 0011001 0101011 111111 11110111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 393 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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