Analysis of To Dora Dorian
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
Child of two strong nations, heir
Born of high-souled hope that smiled,
Seeing for each brought forth a fair
Child,
By thy gracious brows, and wild
Golden-clouded heaven of hair,
By thine eyes elate and mild,
Hope would fain take heart to swear
Men should yet be reconciled,
Seeing the sign she bids thee bear,
Child.
| Scheme | abaB bab abaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Roundel (64%) |
| Metre | 1111101 1111111 10111101 1 1110101 10101011 1110101 1111111 111110 10011111 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 319 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| 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) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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