Analysis of To See
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 110100111 001000110 10100001111 001000110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 134 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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