Analysis of Sadder than lark when lowering
Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)
Sadder than lark when lowering
Clouds defend the sky;
Sadder than wild swan pouring
Death-notes ere it die;
Sadder than winds imploring
Shelter when storms are high,-
Couldst thou be less than adoring,
More sad were I.
Happy as streamlet flowing
'Twixt banks of heathery peat;
Happy as murmur going
Through the inclining wheat;
Happy as mother glowing
Over her little one's feet,-
I am happy in knowing,
Thou'rt mine, my sweet!
| Scheme | ABABABAB ACACACAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111100 10101 1011110 11111 1011010 101111 11111010 1101 101110 11111 1011010 1011 1011010 1001011 1110010 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 420 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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