Analysis of To Plato's dictum
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
To Plato's dictum
Assent she lends.
All things in common
We hold, as friends.
I share her riches.
In days to be
She'll come and share in
My poverty.
| Scheme | ABCBDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010 0111 11010 1111 11010 0111 11010 1100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 156 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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