Analysis of Peace
William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)
AH, that Time could touch a form
That could show what Homer's age
Bred to be a hero's wage.
'Were not all her life but storm
Would not painters paint a form
Of such noble lines,' I said,
'Such a delicate high head,
All that sternness amid charm,
All that sweetness amid strength?'
Ah, but peace that comes at length,
Came when Time had touched her form.
| Scheme | ABBAACCDEEA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 1111101 1110101 0110111 1110101 1110111 1010011 1110011 1110011 1111111 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 351 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 271 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 67 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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