Analysis of The Serpent's Legacy
Victor James Daley 1858 – 1905
An Apple caused man’s fall, as some believe;
But that old Snake, malevolently wise,
A deadlier snare set when he left to Eve
His tongue of honey and mesmeric eyes.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101111101 111111 01001111111 11110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 176 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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