Analysis of To An Isle In The Water
William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)
SHY one, Shy one,
Shy one of my heart,
She moves in the firelight
pensively apart.
She carries in the dishes,
And lays them in a row.
To an isle in the water
With her would I go.
With catries in the candles,
And lights the curtained room,
Shy in the doorway
And shy in the gloom;
And shy as a rabbit,
Helpful and shy.
To an isle in the water
With her would I fly.
| Scheme | abbbcdEdfghgijEj |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 11111 11001 101 1100010 011001 1110010 10111 110010 01011 1001 01001 011010 1001 1110010 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 275 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
- 23 sec read
- 492 Views
8 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"To An Isle In The Water" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/39595/to-an-isle-in-the-water>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this William Butler Yeats poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In