Analysis of Infant Joy
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
'I have no name;
I am but two days old.'
What shall I call thee?
'I happy am,
Joy is my name.'
Sweet joy befall thee!
Pretty joy!
Sweet joy, but two days old.
Sweet Joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile,
I sing the while;
Sweet joy befall thee!
| Scheme | abcxaC xbcddC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 111111 11111 1101 1111 11011 101 111111 11111 111 1101 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 248 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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