Analysis of Nimrod in September
Siegfried Sassoon 1886 (Matfield) – 1967 (Heytesbury)
When half the drowsy world’s a-bed
And misty morning rises red,
With jollity of horn and lusty cheer,
Young Nimrod urges on his dwindling rout;
Along the yellowing coverts we can hear
His horse’s hoofs thud hither and about:
In mulberry coat he rides and makes
Huge clamour in the sultry brakes.
| Scheme | AABCDCEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 01010101 11110101 11010111001 0101001111 1101110001 01011101 1100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 306 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 236 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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