Came the Great Popinjay
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell 1887 (Scarborough) – 1964 (Weedon Lois)
CAME the great Popinjay
Smelling his nosegay:
In cages like grots
The birds sang gavottes.
'Herodiade's flea
Was named sweet Amanda,
She danced like a lady
From here to Uganda.
Oh, what a dance was there!
Long-haired, the candle
Salome-like tossed her hair
To a dance tune by Handel.' . . .
Dance they still? Then came
Courtier Death,
Blew out the candle flame
With civet breath.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDEDEFGFGHIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 387 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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