Analysis of Flower-De-Luce: To-Morrow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 (Portland) – 1882 (Cambridge)



'Tis late at night, and in the realm of sleep
My little lambs are folded like the flocks;
From room to room I hear the wakeful clocks
Challenge the passing hour, like guards that keep
Their solitary watch on tower and steep;
Far off I hear the crowing of the cocks,
And through the opening door that time unlocks
Feel the fresh breathing of To-morrow creep.
To-morrow! the mysterious, unknown guest,
Who cries to me: 'Remember Barmecide,
And tremble to be happy with the rest.'
And I make answer: 'I am satisfied;
I dare not ask; I know not what is best;
God hath already said what shall betide.'


Scheme ABBAABBACCCDCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111000111 1101110101 111111011 10010101111 1100111001 1111010101 0101001111 1011011101 11000100011 11110101 0101110101 011101110 1111111111 1101011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 604
Words 113
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 464
Words per stanza (avg) 109
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. more…

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