Analysis of The World. A Pseudological Fancy
Martin Farquhar Tupper 1810 (London) – 1889
Well has the world been named the World,--
From its whirlpool heart of worrying things
On circling tides incessantly curl'd
And hurried around in fate-whorl'd rings;
Well has the world been named the World,--
From its whirlwind soul on hurricane wings
Flapping Disquiet, for ever unfurl'd
Over its outgushing lava-springs;
Well has the world been named the World,--
From its whirl of sorrowful change, that clings
Like some poisonous tendril twirl'd
Round a man's spirit, jarring its strings.
Scheme | AbabAbabAbab |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 111111001 1100101001 010010111 11011101 11111101 1001011001 1011101 11011101 1111100111 1110011 101101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 489 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 393 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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