Analysis of The Inconsistent
Thomas Hardy 1840 (Stinsford) – 1928 (Dorchester, Dorset)
I say, "She was as good as fair,"
When standing by her mound;
"Such passing sweetness," I declare,
"No longer treads the ground."
I say, "What living Love can catch
Her bloom and bonhomie,
And what in newer maidens match
Her olden warmth to me!"
- There stands within yon vestry-nook
Where bonded lovers sign,
Her name upon a faded book
With one that is not mine.
To him she breathed the tender vow
She once had breathed to me,
But yet I say, "O love, even now
Would I had died for thee!"
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 110101 11010101 110101 11110111 0101 01010101 010111 1101111 110101 01010101 111111 11110101 111111 111111101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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