Analysis of The Villain
William Henry Davies 1871 – 1940
While joy gave clouds the light of stars,
That beamed wher'er they looked;
And calves and lambs had tottering knees,
Excited, while they sucked;
While every bird enjoyed his song,
Without one thought of harm or wrong--
I turned my head and saw the wind,
Not far from where I stood,
Dragging the corn by her golden hair,
Into a dark and lonely wood.
| Scheme | ABCDEEFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11110111 11111 010111001 010111 110010111 01111111 11110101 111111 100110101 01010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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