Analysis of The Field Of Battle
James Henry Leigh Hunt 1784 (Southgate, London) – 1859
The Deed of Blood is o'er!
And, hark, the Trumpet's mournful breath
Low murmurs round it a Note of Death—
The Mighty are no more!
How solemn slow that distant Groan!—
O, could AMBITION, wild with fear,
The deep prophetic Warning hear,
And, looking, listning vain around
For one soul-soothing, softer sound,
While near, unseen, the Fiends of Hell
Toll round the wretch his fancied Knell,
Rave all alone!
But, hark, soft Plaints arise!—
Friendship, adieu; farewel, soft Love!
I go to smiling Peace above:—
The Friend, the Lover dies!
Yet, happy Soul to Freedom giv'n,
Go where no proud tyrannic Lord
Drives Man upon his Brother's sword;
Where Angels from thine arms shall tear
The Chains AMBITION bade thee wear;
Where, on the once pale Cheek of Woe,
In Smiles immortal, Roses blow—
The Bloom of Heav'n!
Scheme | XAAX BXXCCDDB EFFE BGGHHIIB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111110 0101101 110110111 010111 11011101 11010111 01010101 0101101 11110101 11010111 11011101 1101 111101 1001111 11110101 010101 11011101 111111 11011101 11011111 01010111 11011111 01010101 0111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 799 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 4, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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