Analysis of Adown the land great rivers glide
Adown the land great rivers glide
With lyric odes upon their lips,
The sheltered bay with singing tide
Forever woos the storm-tossed ships—
And yet, for me more magic teems
By California's willowed streams.
For some the crowded market place.
The bustle of the jammed bazaars.
The fleeting chance in fortune's race
That ends somewhere amid the stars—
Give me a chance to gather dreams
By California's willowed streams.
| Scheme | ababcC dedecC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011101 11010111 01011101 01010111 01111101 101011 11010101 01010101 01010101 1110101 11011101 101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 429 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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