Analysis of Passion
Archibald Lampman 1861 (Upper Canada) – 1899 (Ottawa, Canada)
As a weed beneath the ocean,
As a pool beneath a tree
Answers with each breath or motion
An imperious mastery;
So my spirit swift with passion
Finds in every look a sign,
Catching in some wondrous fashion
Every mood that governs thine.
In a moment it will borrow,
Flashing in a gusty train,
Laughter and desire and sorrow
Anger and delight and pain.
| Scheme | ABAB ACAC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 10101010 1010101 10111110 10100100 11101110 10100101 10011010 10011101 0010111 1000101 100010010 1000101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 346 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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