Analysis of Songs From “Prince Lucifer” II - Mother-Song
Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)
WHITE little hands!
Pink little feet!
Dimpled all over,
Sweet, sweet, sweet!
What dost thou wail for?
The unknown? the unseen?
The ills that are coming,
The joys that have been?
Cling to me closer,
Closer and closer,
Till the pain that is purer
Hath banish’d the grosser.
Drain, drain at the stream, love,
Thy hunger is freeing,
That was born in a dream, love,
Along with thy being!
Little fingers that feel
For their home on my breast,
Little lips that appeal
For their nurture, their rest!
Why, why dost thou weep, dear?
Nay, stifle thy cries,
Till the dew of thy sleep, dear,
Lies soft on thine eyes.
| Scheme | XABAXXCX BBBBDCDC EFEFGHGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 1101 10110 111 11111 001001 011110 01111 11110 10010 1011110 11010 111011 110110 1110011 011110 101011 111111 101101 111011 111111 11011 1011111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 612 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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