Analysis of Everyone Sang
Siegfried Sassoon 1886 (Matfield) – 1967 (Heytesbury)
Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields; on--on--and out of sight.
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun:
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away ... O, but Everyone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done.
Scheme | XAXAA XBXBB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 101001110 01111101 110111010 10100101 100111110111 101110010 010110101 1111011010 10011110 10100111001011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
- 22 sec read
- 245 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Everyone Sang" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/34878/everyone-sang>.
Discuss this Siegfried Sassoon poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In