Analysis of The Spring—Time, O The Spring--Time
Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)
The Spring-time, O the Spring-time!
Who does not know it well?
When the little birds begin to build,
And the buds begin to swell.
When the sun with the clouds plays hide-and-seek,
And the lambs are bucking and bleating,
And the colour mounts to the maiden's cheek,
And the cuckoo scatters greeting;
In the Spring-time, joyous Spring-time!
The Summer, O the Summer!
Who does not know it well?
When the ringdoves coo the long day through,
And the bee refills his cell.
When the swish of the mower is heard at morn,
And we all in the woods go roaming,
And waiting is over, and love is born,
And shy lips meet in the gloaming;
In the Summer, ripening Summer!
The Autumn, O the Autumn!
Who does not know it well?
When the leaf turns brown, and the mast drops down,
And the chestnut splits its shell.
When we muse o'er the days that have gone before,
And the days that will follow after,
When the grain lies deep on the winnowing-floor,
And the plump gourd hangs from the rafter;
In the Autumn, thoughtful Autumn!
The Winter, O the Winter!
Who does not know it well?
When, day after day, the fields stretch gray,
And the peewit wails on the fell.
When we close up the crannies and shut out the cold,
And the wind sounds hoarse and hollow,
And our dead loves sleep in the churchyard mould,
And we feel that we soon shall follow;
In the Winter, mournful Winter!
Scheme | aBxbcccda eBxbfdfde gBxbheheg eBxbijije |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111011 111111 101010111 0010111 1011011101 00111001 00111011 001110 00111011 0101010 111111 10110111 0010111 10110101111 011001110 0101100111 01110010 001010010 0101010 111111 1011100111 001111 111100111101 001111010 1011110101 001111010 00101010 0101010 111111 111010111 0011101 111101001101 00111010 0101110011 011111110 00101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,326 |
Words | 253 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 262 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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