Analysis of Lanterns Lane
On lanterns lane
The stranger walked
And the heavens belched with rain,
As thunder roared on the gloaming road
And lightning took its aim.
The maple trees
All golden now,
The fields like a marsh
But though it be November,
His mind is fixed on March.
When flowers bloomed
And all the world
Seemed risen from its sleep,
When life was filled with wonder
And she was mine to keep.
Or take me back
To summer time
To fire in the east,
To nights a tint of purple
And the bonny village feast.
‘Neath High Wood
A kestrel flew
The valley sang with light.
And it hurts me to remember
For I wish I’d done you right.
Fair you stood
By the manor lake
Eyes greener than the leaves
But now’s the smell of woodsmoke,
Rain dripping from the eaves.
So come on then!
He smiles and shouts
Arms raised up to the storm.
Give me all your fury!
Harsh winds will keep me warm.
Scheme | AXAXX XXXBX XXCBC DXEXE FXGBG FXHDH XXIXI |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (26%) |
Metre | 1101 0101 0010111 110110101 010111 0101 1101 01101 1111010 111111 1101 0101 110111 1111110 011111 1111 1101 110001 1101110 0010101 111 011 010111 01111010 1111111 111 10101 110101 110111 110101 1111 1101 111101 111110 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 875 |
Words | 198 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
A person remembers a lost love in the villages outside Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Rhythm and style based on old English folk ballads.
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Written on November 04, 2022
Submitted by benjaminthomasgray on November 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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