Analysis of Hora Stellatrix
Amy Lowell 1874 (Brookline) – 1925 (Brookline)
The stars hang thick in the apple tree,
The south wind smells of the pungent sea,
Gold tulip cups are heavy with dew.
The night's for you, Sweetheart, for you!
Starfire rains from the vaulted blue.
Listen! The dancing of unseen leaves.
A drowsy swallow stirs in the eaves.
Only a maiden is sorrowing.
'T is night and spring, Sweetheart, and spring!
Starfire lights your heart's blossoming.
In the intimate dark there's never an ear,
Though the tulips stand on tiptoe to hear,
So give; ripe fruit must shrivel or fall.
As you are mine, Sweetheart, give all!
Starfire sparkles, your coronal.
Scheme | AABBB CCDDD EEFFF |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 011100101 011110101 110111011 0111111 1110101 100101011 010101001 1001011 11101101 1111100 00100111011 101011111 111111011 1111111 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 597 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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