Analysis of Prelude

William Watson 1858 (Burley in Wharfedale) – 1935 (Rottingdean)



The mighty poets from their flowing store
Dispense like casual alms the careless ore;
Through throngs of men their lonely way they go,
Let fall their costly thoughts, nor seem to know.-
Not mine the rich and showering hand, that strews
The facile largess of a stintless Muse.
A fitful presence, seldom tarrying long,
Capriciously she touches me to song-
Then leaves me to lament her flight in vain,
And wonder will she ever come again.


Scheme AABBCCDDEF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 0101011101 01110010101 1111110111 1111011111 11010100111 010101011 010101011 0100110111 1111010101 0101110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 434
Words 79
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 348
Words per stanza (avg) 76
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William Watson

William Watson, was a surgeon in the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War. more…

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