Analysis of Fisherfolk
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
I like to look at fishermen
And oftentimes I wish
One would be lucky now and then
And catch a little fish.
I watch them statuesquely stand,
And at the water look;
But if they pull their float to land
It's just to bait a hook.
I ponder the psychology
That roots them in their place;
And wonder at the calm I see
In ever angler's face.
There is such patience in their eyes,
Beside the river's brink;
And waiting for a bite or rise
I do not think they think.
Or else they are just gentle men,
Who love--they know not why,
Greeen grace of trees or water when
It wimples to the sky . . .
Sweet simple souls! As vain I watch
My heart to you is kind:
Most precious prize of all you catch,
--Just Peace of Mind.
Scheme | XABACDCD EFEFGHGH BIBIXJXJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111100 01011 11110101 010101 11111 010101 11111111 111101 11000100 111011 01010111 01011 11110011 010101 01010111 111111 11111101 111111 11111101 11101 11011111 111111 11011111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 766 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 179 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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