Analysis of A Passing Voice.
"Turn me a rhyme," said Fate,
"Turn me a rhyme:
A swift and deadly hate
Blows headlong towards thee in the teeth of Time.
Write! or thy words will fall too late."
"Write me a fold," said Fate,
"Write me a fold,
Life to conciliate,
Of words red with thine heart's blood, hotly told.
Then, kings may envy thine estate!"
"Make thee a fame," said Fate,
"Make thee a fame
To storm the heaven-hung gate,
Unbarred alone to the victorious name
Which has Art's conquerors to mate."
"Die in thy shame," said Fate,
"Die in thy shame!
Naught here can compensate
But the proud radiance of that glorious flame,
Genius: fade, thou, unconsecrate!"
Scheme | ABABA ACACA ADADA ADADA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 110111 1101 010101 1101100111 11111111 110111 1101 111 1111111101 11110101 110111 1101 1101011 1011001001 11110011 101111 1011 11110 101100111001 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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