Analysis of A Nocturne

George Essex Evans 1863 (London) – 1909 (Toowoomba)



Like weary sea-birds spent with flight
   And faltering,
The slow hours beat across the night
   On leaden wing.
The wild bird knows where rest shall be
   Soe'er he roam.
Heart of my heart! apart from thee
   I have no home.

Afar from thee, yet not alone,
   Heart of my heart!
Like some soft haunting whisper blown
   From Heaven thou art.
I hear the magic music roll
   Its waves divine;
The subtle fragrance of thy soul
   Has passed to mine.

Nor dawn nor Heaven my heart can know
   Save that which lies
In lights and shades that come and go
   In thy soft eyes.
Here in the night I dream the day,
   By love upborne,
When thy sweet eyes shall shine and say
   "It is the morn!"


Scheme ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKEKX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 0100 011010101 1101 01111111 111 11110111 1111 01111101 1111 11110101 11011 11010101 1101 01010111 1111 111101111 1111 01011101 0111 10011101 111 11111101 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 691
Words 129
Sentences 10
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 168
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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George Essex Evans

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