Analysis of Lines Written In Early Spring

William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)



I HEARD a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.

Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.

The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:---
But the least motion which they made,
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.

If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?


Scheme xaxa bcbC dxdx eded cfcf gcgC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 11010101 10011101 01111101 111101 10111101 01011111 01111111 111111 11101110 01111 0111110010 010111 01011101 1111010 10110111 1101110 01011111 110101 01111111 111101 110111011 11110101 11110101 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 799
Words 156
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 25, 2023

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