Analysis of Brunette
Victor James Daley 1858 – 1905
When trees in Spring
Are blossoming
My lady wakes
From dreams whose light
Made dark days bright,
For their sweet sakes.
Yet in her eyes
A shadow lies
Of bygone mirth;
And still she seems
To walk in dreams,
And not on earth.
Some men may hold
That hair of gold
Is lovelier
Than darker sheen:
They have not seen
My lady’s hair.
Her eyes are bright,
Her bosom white
As the sea foam
On sharp rocks sprayed;
Her mouth is made
Of honeycomb.
And whoso seeks
In her dusk cheeks
May see Love’s sign—
A blush that glows
Like a red rose
Beneath brown wine.
Scheme | AABCCBDDEFFE GGHIIH CCJKKJ LLMNNM |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1101 1100 1101 1111 1111 1111 1001 011 111 0111 1101 0111 1111 1111 11 1101 1111 111 0111 0101 1011 1111 0111 110 011 0011 1111 0111 1011 0111 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 564 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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