Analysis of Though All The Fates
Henry David Thoreau 1817 (Concord) – 1862 (Concord)
THOUGH all the fates should prove unkind,
Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
The steed must rest beneath the hill;
But swiftly still our fortunes pace
To find us out in every place.
The vessel, though her masts be firm,
Beneath her copper bears a worm;
Around the cape, across the line,
Till fields of ice her course confine;
It matters not how smooth the breeze,
How shallow or how deep the seas,
Whether she bears Manilla twine,
Or in her hold Madeira wine,
Or China teas, or Spanish hides,
In port or quarantine she rides;
Far from New England's blustering shore,
New England's worm her hulk shall bore,
And sink her in the Indian seas,
Twine, wine, and hides, and China teas.
Scheme | AABBCC DDEEFFEEGGHHFF |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011101 11110101 01011111 01110101 110110101 111101001 01010111 01010101 01010101 11110101 11011101 11011101 10110101 10010101 11011101 0111011 111101001 11010111 010001001 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 712 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 14 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 283 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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