Analysis of Freedom's Star
As I strayed from my cot at the close of the day,
I turned my fond gaze to the sky;
I beheld all the stars as so sweetly they lay,
And but one fixed my heart or my eye.
Shine on, northern star, thou’rt beautiful and bright
To the slave on his journey afar;
For he speeds from his foes in the darkness of night,
Guided on by thy light, freedom’s star.
On thee he depends when he threads the dark woods
Ere the bloodhounds have hunted him back;
Thou leadest him on over mountains and floods,
With thy beams shining full on his track.
Shine on, &c.
Unwelcome to him is the bright orb of day,
As it glides o’er the earth and the sea;
He seeks then to hide like a wild beast of prey,
But with hope, rests his heart upon thee.
Shine on, &c.
May never a cloud overshadow thy face,
While the slave flies before his pursuer;
Gleam steadily on to the end of his race,
Till his body and soul are secure.
Shine on, &c.
Scheme | ababcdcd xexeF afafF gxgxF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111101101 11111101 11101111011 011111111 11101110001 101111001 111111001011 101111101 11101111011 101011011 1111101001 111101111 111 01011101111 111101001 11111101111 111111011 111 11001101011 1011011010 11001101111 111001101 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 898 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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