Analysis of Light Hearted William

William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)



Light hearted William twirled
his November moustaches
and, half dressed, looked
from the bedroom window
upon the spring weather.

Heigh-ya! sighed he gaily
leaning out to see
up and down the street
where a heavy sunlight
lay beyond some blue shadows.

Into the room he drew
his head again and laughed
to himself quietly
twirling his green moustaches.


Scheme XAXXX BAXXA XXBA
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 10101 0111 10110 010110 111110 10111 10101 10101 101111 010111 110101 101100 10111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 356
Words 60
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 4
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William Carlos Williams

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