Analysis of Oscar Wilde in Prison (Pantoum)
In prison, Wilde learned to live from Verlaine and Kropotkin
Some methods to reach the ultimate achievement of wisdom.
While understanding Christ, he was overwhelmed with chagrin.
Enduring humility, he saw the Holy Kingdom.
Once reaching the ultimate achievement of wisdom,
Oscar found that unknowable was the soul of the man.
Enduring humility, he saw the Holy Kingdom.
Writing to Bosie, inside him ''De Profundis'' began.
Oscar found that unknowable was the soul of the man-
''Whatever happens to oneself happens to another.''
Writing to Bosie, inside him ''De Profundis'' began.
The pillory replaced the pedestal of the lover.
''Whatever happens to oneself happens to another, ''
But understanding Christ, he was overwhelmed with chagrin.
The pillory replaced the pedestal of the lover.
In prison, Wilde learned to live from Verlaine and Kropotkin.
Scheme | A b a B b A B A A C A C C a C A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011111101 110110100010110 101011101101 01001001101010 1100100010110 10110100101101 01001001101010 10110111101 10110100101101 101011101010 10110111101 0100101001010 101011101010 101011101101 0100101001010 01011111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 917 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 46 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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