Analysis of Hope and Despair
Lascelles Abercrombie 1881 (Ashton upon Mersey) – 1938 (London)
Said God, 'You sisters, ere ye go
Down among men, my work to do,
I will on each a badge bestow:
Hope I love best, and gold for her,
Yet a silver glory for Despair,
For she is my angel too.'
Then like a queen, Despair
Put on the stars to wear.
But Hope took ears of corn, and round
Her temples in a wreath them bound.--
Which think ye lookt the more fair?
| Scheme | ABACDBDDEED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110111 10111111 11110101 11110110 101010101 1111101 110101 110111 11111101 01000111 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 352 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 263 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 74 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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