Analysis of Bravely

B.H. Godby 1986 (Berlin)



As I go bravely into the night,
may the fight be worth it.
And though venture deign flight,
may not fear perturb it,
however I be fair and young under the dawning sun,
I know I've just begun the war.
Ist the door to absolute absyllium
willst my mourning grave be cloaked in chrysanthenum
or will the poppies flair where I dare to roam
E're on, glistening O! shining star of nocturn.
Celestial spence of havenspence denote
e'ry soldier cascades his dream 'pon ship and boat
and though my castle craveth a moat
my muddy boots glean the ground with thunder.
May I live on before the enemy puts me under.
As I go bravely into the night, may the fight be worth it;
As I go bravely into the night,
it is worth it.


Scheme AbabcdeeecfffggbAb
Poetic Form
Metre 111100101 101111 011011 111011 1011101100101 11110101 1011101 111011101 11010111111 111100110111 01011101 11001111101 01110101 1101101110 11110101001110 111100101101111 111100101 1111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 690
Words 135
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 554
Words per stanza (avg) 135

About this poem

Normandy-inspired.

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Written on July 31, 2017

Submitted by bhgodby on August 01, 2021

Modified on March 23, 2023

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B.H. Godby

I studied English at Princeton University, as well as classics and humanistic studies. more…

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