Analysis of A Sea Burthen
Cicely Fox Smith 1882 (Lymm, Cheshire) – 1954 (Bow, Devon)
A ship swinging
As the tide swings, up and down,
And men's voices singing, -
East away O! West away!
And a very long way from London Town!
A lantern glowing
And stars looking down,
And the sea smells blowing, -
East away O! West away!
And a very long way from London Town!
Lights in wild weather
From a tavern window old and brown,
And men singing together, -
East away O! West away!
And a very long way from London Town!
| Scheme | abaCB abaCB dbdCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 0110 1011101 011010 1011101 0010111101 01010 01101 001110 1011101 0010111101 10110 101010101 0110010 1011101 0010111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 415 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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