Analysis of Streets
Paul Verlaine 1844 (Metz) – 1896 (Paris)
Let's dance the jig!
Above all else I loved her eyes,
More clear than stars of cloudless skies,
And arch and mischievous and wise.
Let's dance the jig!
So skilfully would she proceed
To make a lover's bare heart bleed,
That it was beautiful indeed!
Let's dance the jig!
But keenlier have I relished
The kisses of her mouth so red
Since to my heart she has been dead.
Let's dance the jig!
The circumstances great and small,-
Words, moments . . . I recall, recall
It is my treasure among all.
Let's dance the jig!
| Scheme | A bbb A ccc A xdd A eee A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 01111101 11111101 01010001 1101 111101 11010111 11110001 1101 111110 01010111 11111111 1101 0100101 110111 11110011 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 503 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 43 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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