Analysis of Lily-Bell and Thistledown Song II
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
Thistledown in prison sings:
Bright shines the summer sun,
Soft is the summer air;
Gayly the wood-birds sing,
Flowers are blooming fair.
But, deep in the dark, cold rock,
Sadly I dwell,
Longing for thee, dear friend,
Lily-Bell! Lily-Bell!
Through sunlight and summer air
I have sought for thee long,
Guided by birds and flowers,
And now by thy song.
Thistledown! Thistledown!
O'er hill and dell
Hither to comfort thee
Comes Lily-Bell.
| Scheme | X ABXBXCXC BDXD ACXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 110101 110101 10111 101101 1100111 1011 101111 101101 110101 111111 1011010 01111 11 10101 101101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 445 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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