Analysis of Another

Thomas Lovell Beddoes 1803 (Clifton, Bristol) – 1849 (Basel)



Tis a moon-tinted primrose, with a well
Of trembling dew; in its soft atmosphere,
A tiny whirlwind of sweet smells, doth swell
A lady bird; and when no sound is near
That elfin hermit fans the fairy bell
With glazen wings, (mirrors on which appear
Atoms of colours that flizz by unseen   
And struts about his darling flower with pride.
But, if some buzzing gnat with pettish spleen
Come whining by, the insect ‘gins to hide
And folds its flimsy drapery between
His speckled buckler and soft silken side.
 So poets fly the critics snappish heat,
 And sheath their minds in scorn and self-conceit


Scheme ABABABCDCDCDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 101101101 1100101110 010111111 0101011111 1101010101 111101101 101111101 01011101011 111101111 110101111 0111010001 11010001101 110101011 0111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 604
Words 106
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 472
Words per stanza (avg) 104
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Thomas Lovell Beddoes

Thomas Lovell Beddoes was an English poet, dramatist and physician. more…

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