Analysis of London Pool
Cicely Fox Smith 1882 (Lymm, Cheshire) – 1954 (Bow, Devon)
London Pool's in London town,
Ay, boys! O boys!
London Pool's in London town,
Where the great ships anchor down!
O to shake the canvas free,
Hear the cordage cheerily
Whistling to the open sea
Down from London Pool, O!
London Pool's a crowded place,
Ay, boys! O boys!
London Pool's a crowded place,
Crafts and crews of every race!
O to hear the clanking chain
Trail along the wharf again, -
Hear the tautening ropes astrain
Down from London Pool, O!
London Pool's a gallant sight,
Ay, boys! O boys!
London Pool's a gallant sight,
Toil by day and glare by night!
O to shake our heels and go, -
Feel the four free winds ablow,
Hail the lights of long ago
Down from London Pool, O!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010101 1111 1010101 1011101 1110101 10101 1010101 111011 1010101 1111 1010101 10111001 1110101 1010101 10111 111011 1010101 1111 1010101 1110111 11110101 101111 1011101 111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 172 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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