Analysis of Idealism

Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945



I know the woman has no soul, I know
The woman has no possibilities
Of soul or mind or heart, but merely is
The masterpiece of flesh: well, be it so.
It is her flesh that I adore; I go
Thirsting afresh to drain her empty kiss.
I know she cannot love: it is not this
My vanquished heart implores in overthrow.
Tyrannously I crave, I crave alone,
Her splendid body, Earth's most eloquent
Music, divinest human harmony;
Her body now a silent instrument,
That 'neath my touch shall wake and make for me
The strains I have but dreamed of, never known.


Scheme ABCAADDAEFGFGE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101011111 010110100 1111111101 010111111 1101110111 101110101 1111011111 110101010 1111101 0101011100 10110100 0101010100 1111110111 0111111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 541
Words 105
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 425
Words per stanza (avg) 103
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. more…

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