Analysis of Body And Soul
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Through the Museum
I stroll, and see
Goblets fashioned in Arcady,
Spears from the Islands, and robes from Tyre—
Gew-gaws of pomp and of old desire.
On one of the walls
A looking glass
Catches my image as I pass.
Austerely from mirrored eyes, I see
The soul of the past look out at me.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGGBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 10010 1101 11001 110100111 1111011010 11101 0101 10110111 10110111 011011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 294 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 221 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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