Analysis of Corona Inutilis
James Lister Cuthbertson 1851 – 1910
I TWINED a wreath of heather white
To bind my lady’s hair,
And deemed her locks in even light
Would well the burden bear;
But when I saw the tresses brown,
And found the face so fair,
I tore the wreath, and left the crown
Of beauty only there.
| Scheme | ABABCBCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 11111 01010101 110101 11110101 010111 11010101 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 272 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 188 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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