Analysis of Moonless darkness stands between
Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844 (Stratford, London) – 1889 (Dublin)
Moonless darkness stands between.
Past, the Past, no more be seen!
But the Bethlehem-star may lead me
To the sight of Him Who freed me
From the self that I have been.
Make me pure, Lord: Thou art holy;
Make me meek, Lord: Thou wert lowly;
Now beginning, and alway:
Now begin, on Christmas day.
| Scheme | AABBCBBDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 110101 1011111 10101111 10111111 1011111 11111110 11111110 101001 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 299 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 223 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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