Analysis of I will know
Silver strands, a parting curtain
Reveal long lines of life
Dimming light from darkening eyes
Welcome sleep, welcome night
The long winter sets the table
In peace we greet the dark
No fear exists in an ending
Embraced within the heart
The long cool days have feasted well
The evening came so slow
I welcome sleep, I welcome night
And face my time to go
I tamp the candle with my hand
What’s unknown I will know
| Scheme | XXXA XXXX XBAB XB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101010 011111 10111001 101101 01101010 011101 11010110 010101 01111101 010111 11011101 011111 11010111 001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 399 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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