Analysis of Three Things to Remember
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
A Robin Redbreast in a cage,
Puts all Heaven in a rage.
A skylark wounded on the wing
Doth make a cherub cease to sing.
He who shall hurt the little wren
Shall never be beloved by men.
| Scheme | AA BB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 0101001 1110001 0110101 11010111 11110101 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 189 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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