Analysis of Stevenson, poems and sagas
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Robert Louis…
You were ill most
Of your strained life.
Ended somewhere
Tropical.
Bolstered by your wife.
Could not shake
Those scenes so rich
Scottish Highlands
Treasure Isle
Doctor Jekyl, Mr. Hyde
And his ghoulish smile.
Felt the heart of
Mortal trials.
Youths would venture there
Under covers
Just like you.
Travels everywhere.
Books and books
Their tour guide oft
Visions held for years.
Coming back
In whimsy, then
Laughter or some tears.
| Scheme | ABCDECFGHIJIKLDMNDOPQRST |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 1011 1111 101 100 10111 111 1111 1010 101 101101 01101 1011 1010 11101 1010 111 1010 101 1111 10111 101 0101 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 444 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 24 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Written on December 05, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 05, 2022
Modified by dougb.72572 on December 05, 2022
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