Analysis of Perfect Woman
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
SHE was a phantom of delight
When first she gleam'd upon my sight;
A lovely apparition, sent
To be a moment's ornament;
Her eyes as stars of twilight fair;
Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair;
But all things else about her drawn
From May-time and the cheerful dawn;
A dancing shape, an image gay,
To haunt, to startle, and waylay.
I saw her upon nearer view,
A Spirit, yet a Woman too!
Her household motions light and free,
And steps of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A creature not too bright or good
For human nature's daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller between life and death;
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;
A perfect Woman, nobly plann'd,
To warn, to comfort, and command;
And yet a Spirit still, and bright
With something of angelic light.
Scheme | AAXXBBCCDD EEFFGGXXHH IIJJKKLLAA |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (27%) |
Metre | 11010101 11110111 0100101 11010100 0111111 111011 11110101 11100101 01011101 1111001 11001101 01010101 0110101 01110100 01000111 10110011 01011111 11010101 11010101 11110101 01111101 01011001 01010101 010001101 01010101 1001101 00110101 11110001 01010101 1101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,025 |
Words | 178 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 264 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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