Analysis of Bright, o bright Fedalma
George Eliot 1819 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire) – 1880 (Chelsea, London)
Maiden crowned with glossy blackness,
Lithe as panther forest-roaming,
Long-armed Naiad when she dances
On a stream of ether floating,
Bright, o bright Fedalma!
Form all curves like softness drifted,
Wave-kissed marble roundly dimpling,
Far-off music slowly wingèd,
Gently rising, gently sinking,
Bright, o bright Fedalma!
Pure as rain-tear on a rose-leaf,
Cloud high born in noonday spotless
Sudden perfect like the dew-bead,
Gem of earth and sky begotten,
Bright, o bright Fedalma!
Beauty has no mortal father,
Holy light her form engendered,
Out of tremor yearning, gladness,
Presage sweet, and joy remembered,
Child of light! Child of light!
Child of light, Fedalma!
| Scheme | abxbC xbxbC xaxxC xdadxc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111010 11101010 1111110 10111010 1111 11111010 1110101 11101011 10101010 1111 11111011 1110110 10011011 11101010 1111 10111010 10101010 1110101 10101010 111111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 659 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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