Analysis of The Woods Shake in an Ague-Fit
Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)
The woods shake in an ague-fit,
The mad wind rocks the pine,
From sea to sea the white gulls flit
Into the roaring brine.
The moon as if in panic grief
Darts through the clouds on high,
Blown like a wild autumnal leaf
Across the wilder sky.
The gusty rain is driving fast,
And through the rain we hear,
Above the equinoctial blast,
The thunder of the Weir.
The voices of the wind and rain
Wail echoing through my heart--
That love is ever dogged by pain
And fondest souls must part.
You made heart's summer, O my friend,
But now we bid adieu,
There will be winter without end
And tears for ever new.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 0110111 011101 11110111 010101 01110101 110111 11010101 010101 01011101 010111 01011 010101 01010101 1100111 11110111 010111 11110111 111101 11110011 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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