Analysis of The Viking's Song
Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)
When I thy lover first
Shook out my canvas free
And like a pirate burst
Into that dreaming sea,
The land knew no such thirst
As then tormented me.
Now when at eve returned
I near that shore divine,
Where once but watch-fires burned
I see thy beacon shine,
And know the land hath learned
Desire that welcomes mine.
| Scheme | ABABAB CDCDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 111101 010101 011101 011111 11101 111101 111101 1111101 111101 010111 0101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 310 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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