Analysis of What were the good of stars if none looked on them
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
What were the good of stars if none looked on them
But mariners, astronomers and such!
The sun and moon and stars were made for lovers.
I know that much.
| Scheme | ABCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain Simple 4-line |
| Metre | 10011111111 1100010001 01010101110 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 161 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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