Analysis of Oh For A Day Of Spring
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
Oh for a day of Spring,
A day of flowers and folly,
Of birds that pipe and sing
And boyhood's melancholy!
I would not grudge the laughter,
The tears that followed after.
Oh for a day of youth,
A day of strength and passion,
Of words that told the truth
And deeds the truth would fashion!
I would not leave untasted
One glory while it lasted.
Oh for a day of days,
A day with you and pleasure,
Of love in all its ways
And life in all its measure!
Win me that day from sorrow,
And let me die to--morrow.
| Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GCGCHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 01110010 111101 01100 1111010 0111010 110111 0111010 111101 0101110 11111 1101110 110111 0111010 110111 0101110 1111110 0111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 492 |
| Words | 103 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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