Analysis of Speak
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
Obscured the sun, the world is dark;
Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc,
Send down thy spark.
Let every heart in France be stirred,
By such an all-compelling word
As thou once heard.
Say to each soul, 'Lo! I am near;
My voice still speaks in accents clear.
Be still and hear.
'The France I saved can not be lost;
Though tempest-torn and terror-tossed,
Count not the cost.
'Give as the maid of Domrémy
Gave all-gave life itself to see
Her country free.
'Back of great France my spirit towers
To aid her through the darkest hours
With God's own powers!'
Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc
Shine through the night, speak through the dark
The while we hark.
Scheme | aAa bbb ccx ddx xee fff Aaa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010111 11100111 1111 110010111 11110101 1111 11111111 11110101 1101 01111111 11010101 1101 1101111 11110111 0101 111111010 110101010 11110 11100111 11011101 0111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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