Analysis of All But Blind
Walter de la Mare 1873 (Charlton, London) – 1956 (Twickenham)
All but blind
In his chambered hole,
Gropes for worms
The four-clawed mole.
All but blind
In the burning day,
The barn owl
Blunders on her way.
And blind as are
These three to me,
So blind to someone
I must be.
| Scheme | Abxb Acxc xdxd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111 01101 111 0111 111 00101 011 10101 0111 1111 1111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 207 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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