Analysis of William And Nancy
Anne Hunter 1742 (Waterford) – 1821 (London)
AS on the transport's dusky side
Young William stood with folded arms,
Silent he watch'd the rising tide,
The loud wind fill'd him with alarms.
Not for himself he knew to fear,
But for one dearer far than life;
Nancy, in parting doubly dear,
His tender bride, his faithful wife.
She still had hop'd to share his fate,
To sooth him in affliction's hour;
On all his wand'ring steps to wait,
And give the comfort in her power.
But chance denied the wish'd-for prize,
The envied lot another drew;
Now sorrow dim'd her sleepless eyes,
And to despair her sorrow grew.
But when the shouting seamen strove
To tow the vessel on its way,
Wak'd from despair by anxious love,
She rush'd along the crowded quay.
The sails unfurl'd, as gliding round,
The parting cheers still louder grew,
She flew, and with a fearful bound
Drop'd in her William's arms below.
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEF GHGHXXXXIHIX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 11011101 10110101 01111101 11011111 11110111 10010101 11011101 11111111 1110110 11111111 010100010 11010111 01010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 11010111 11011101 11010101 01011101 01011101 11010101 10010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 830 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 328 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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