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
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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