Analysis of Riddles Of Merlin
Alfred Noyes 1880 (Wolverhampton) – 1958 (Isle of Wight)
As I was walking
Alone by the sea,
'_What is that whisper?_'
Said Merlin to me.
'Only,' I answered,
'The sigh of the wave'--
'_Oh, no_,' replied Merlin,
'_'Tis the grass on your grave_.'
As I lay dreaming
In churchyard ground
'_Listen_,' said Merlin,
'_What is that sound_?'
'The green grass is growing,'
I answered; but he
Chuckled, '_Oh, no!
'Tis the sound of the sea_.'
As I went homeward
At dusk by the shore,
'_What is that crimson?_'
Said Merlin once more.
'Only the sun,' I said.
'Sinking to rest'--
'_Sunset for East_,' he said,
'_Sunrise for West_.'
Scheme | ABCBDEFE AXFDABXB DCFCGXGD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110 01101 1111 11011 10110 01101 110110 101111 11110 011 1110 1111 011110 11011 1011 101101 11110 11101 1111 11011 100111 1011 11111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 543 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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