Analysis of Love's Loneliness
William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)
Old fathers, great-grandfathers,
Rise as kindred should.
If ever lover's loneliness
Came where you stood,
Pray that Heaven protect us
That protect your blood.
The mountain throws a shadow,
Thin is the moon's horn;
What did we remember
Under the ragged thorn?
Dread has followed longing,
And our hearts are torn.
| Scheme | XABABX XCXCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110110 11101 11010100 1111 1110011 10111 010101 11011 111010 100101 111010 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 308 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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