Analysis of A Bygone Occasion (Song)
Thomas Hardy 1840 (Stinsford) – 1928 (Dorchester, Dorset)
That night, that night,
That song, that song!
Will such again be evened quite
Through lifetimes long?
No mirth was shown
To outer seers,
But mood to match has not been known
In modern years.
O eyes that smiled,
O lips that lured;
That such would last was one beguiled
To think ensured!
That night, that night,
That song, that song;
O drink to its recalled delight,
Though tears may throng!
Scheme | ABab cxcx dede ABab |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 1111 1111 11011101 111 1111 1101 11111111 0101 1111 1111 11111101 1101 1111 1111 11110101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 383 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 22 sec read
- 32 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A Bygone Occasion (Song)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/56752/a-bygone-occasion-%28song%29>.
Discuss this Thomas Hardy poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In