Analysis of First Footsteps
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
A little way, more soft and sweet
Than fields aflower with May,
A babe's feet, venturing, scarce complete
A little way.
Eyes full of dawning day
Look up for mother's eyes to meet,
Too blithe for song to say.
Glad as the golden spring to greet
Its first live leaflet's play,
Love, laughing, leads the little feet
A little way.
| Scheme | abaB bab abaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Roundel |
| Metre | 01011101 11111 011100101 0101 111101 11110111 111111 11010111 11111 11010101 0101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 323 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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