Analysis of The Night Cometh
Annie Louisa Walker 1836 (Staffordshire) – 1907 (Bath, Somerset)
Work! for the night is coming;
Work! through the morning hours;
Work! while the dew is sparkling;
Work! 'mid the springing flowers;
Work! while the day grows brighter,
Under the glowing sun;
Work! for the night is coming,--
Night, when man's work is done.
Work! for the night is coming;
Work! through the sunny noon;
Fill the bright hours with labour,
Rest cometh sure and soon.
Give to each flying minute
Something to keep in store;
Work! for the night is coming,--
Night, when man works no more.
Work! for the night is coming;
Under the sunset skies,
While their bright tints are glowing,
Work! for the daylight flies;
Work! till the last beam fadeth,
Fadeth to shine no more;
Work! while the night is darkening,--
Night, when man's work is o'er.
Scheme | AbabcdAd AexexfAf Agagxfac |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101110 1101010 1101110 1101010 1101110 100101 1101110 111111 1101110 110101 1011011 110101 1111010 101101 1101110 111111 1101110 10011 1111110 11011 110111 11111 11011100 1111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 733 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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