Analysis of Late Leaves
Walter Savage Landor 1775 (Warwick) – 1864
THE leaves are falling; so am I;
The few late flowers have moisture in the eye;
So have I too.
Scarcely on any bough is heard
Joyous, or even unjoyous, bird
The whole wood through.
Winter may come: he brings but nigher
His circle (yearly narrowing) to the fire
Where old friends meet.
Let him; now heaven is overcast,
And spring and summer both are past,
And all things sweet.
Scheme | AABCCB DDEFFE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110111 01110110001 1111 10110111 1011011 0111 10111111 110101001010 1111 11110110 01010111 0111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 396 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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