Analysis of Beyond the pasture's withered bents

Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)



Beyond the pasture's withered bents,
Upstanding hop, recumbent fleece,
And sheaves of wheat, like weathered tents,
A twilight bivouac of peace.


Scheme AAAA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Rubaiyat 
Metre 0101101 10111 01111101 011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 148
Words 23
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alfred Austin

Alfred Austin DL was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896 upon the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. more…

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