Analysis of I Saw His Round Mouth's Crimson
Wilfred Owen 1893 (Oswestry) – 1918 (Sambre–Oise Canal)
I saw his round mouth's crimson deepen as it fell,
Like a Sun, in his last deep hour;
Watched the magnificent recession of farewell,
Clouding, half gleam, half glower,
And a last splendour burn the heavens of his cheek.
And in his eyes
The cold stars lighting, very old and bleak,
In different skies.
| Scheme | ABABCDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme |
| Metre | 111111010111 101011110 10010001011 1011110 00111010111 0011 0111010101 01001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 301 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 235 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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