Analysis of Midnight
Henry Vaughan 1621 (Brecknockshire) – 1695
WHEN to my Eyes
Whilst deep sleep others catches,
Thine host of spies,
The stars, shine in their watches,
I do survey
Each busy ray,
And how they work, and wind ;
And wish each beam
My soul doth stream
With the like ardour shin'd ;
What emanations,
Quick vibrations,
And bright stirs are there !
What thin ejections,
Cold affections,
And slow motions here !
2.
Thy heav'ns, some say,
Are a fiery-liquid light,
Which mingling aye
Streams, and flames thus to the sight.
Come then, my God !
Shine on this blood
And water, in one beam ;
And Thou shalt see
Kindled by Thee
Both liquors burn, and stream.
O what bright quickness,
Active brightness,
And celestial flows,
Will follow after
On that water,
Which Thy Spirit blows !
Scheme | ABABCCDEEDFFXAFXX CGXGXXEHHEIIJKKJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 1111010 1111 0110110 1101 1101 011101 0111 1111 10111 1010 1010 01111 111 1010 01101 1 1111 10100101 11001 1011101 1111 1111 010011 0111 1011 110101 11110 1010 00101 11010 1110 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 936 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 17, 16 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 278 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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