Analysis of Minstrels
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
The minstrels played their Christmas tune
To-night beneath my cottage-eaves;
While, smitten by a lofty moon,
The encircling laurels, thick with leaves,
Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen,
That overpowered their natural green.
Through hill and valley every breeze
Had sunk to rest with folded wings:
Keen was the air, but could not freeze,
Nor check, the music of the strings;
So stout and hardy were the band
That scraped the chords with strenuous hand.
And who but listened?-till was paid
Respect to every inmate's claim,
The greeting given, the music played
In honour of each household name,
Duly pronounced with lusty call,
And 'Merry Christmas' wished to all.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011101 11011101 11010101 0010010111 110101001 101011001 110101001 11111101 11011111 11010101 11010001 110111001 01110111 01110011 010100101 011111 10011101 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 655 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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