Analysis of Song
Arthur Henry Adams 1872 (Lawrence) – 1936 (Sydney, New South Wales)
TO a woman's wistful heart
In a startled wave of feeling,
Swift and sudden,
Sweeps love's flood in,
Joy with fear in rapture reeling;
Scathe and sorrow, fret and smart,
In one flush of gladness healing;
Life beclouded,
Sorrow shrouded,
As a sunlit world revealing
To a woman's wistful heart!
To a woman's wistful heart,
Warm with hopes that almost frighten.
Love comes singing,
Gladly bringing
To her loneliness a light in.
Pain and shadowed grief depart,
Every hour life's glories heighten;
Earth's wide wonder
That has shunned her
Like a flower blooms to brighten
In a woman's wistful heart!
Scheme | AbcdbabaebAAcbbdacffca |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010101 00101110 1010 1110 11101010 1010101 0111110 11 1010 1011010 1010101 1010101 1111110 1110 1010 10100010 1010101 1001011010 1110 1110 10101110 0010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 624 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 470 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 32 sec read
- 124 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Song" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/3850/song>.
Discuss this Arthur Henry Adams poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In