Analysis of Maxims
John Le Gay Brereton 1871 (Sydney) – 1933
The heart is hard that cannot feel
The bruising of a light appeal.
The heart is deaf that cannot hear
The splashing of a tiny tear.
The heart is dumb that cannot say
“God speed you, comrades,” night and day.
The heart is blind that cannot see
The beckoning soul of mystery.
The heart is lame that cannot rise
From clamouring earth to silent skies.
And O that heart were better dead
That truckles to the prudent head
| Scheme | AA XX BB CC DD EE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 01111101 01010101 01111101 01010101 01111101 1111101 01111101 010011100 01111101 1111101 01110101 1110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 416 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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