Analysis of The Contest
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Our palm designed to grow
In deserts, sent roots seeking far and wide
Channels where waters flow.
And in the city found
Intricate pipings where the waters flow
Imprisoned underground.
Since iron strength was nought
Against the clever groping fingers, meant
To find the thing they sought
Our palm's condemned to go;
While on through streets and houses at men's will
Rivers of crystal flow.
Be sad awhile. And then
Exult in visible beauty overthrown
By the fair will of men.
| Scheme | ABACACBDEAFAGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010111 0101110101 101101 000101 100110101 01010 110111 0101010101 110111 1010111 1111010111 101101 110101 0101001001 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 382 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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