Analysis of A Man Young And Old: III. The Mermaid
William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)
A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.
| Scheme | ABCDED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110101 11101 10101110 10101 01010100 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 165 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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