Analysis of Written in Early Spring
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
I heard a thousand blended notes
While in a grove I sat 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 sweet 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 |
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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 | 794 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
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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