Analysis of Ancient Music
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Winter is icummen in,
Lhude sing Goddamm.
Raineth drop and staineth slop,
And how the wind doth ramm!
Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver,
Damn you, sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm.
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.
| Scheme | XAXAA XAXA AA AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 111 11011 010111 11 11011 11111 110110 1111 1111111 110101 11111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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