Analysis of At Stratford-Upon-Avon

Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1836 (Portsmouth) – 1907 (Boston)



Thus spake his dust (so seemed it as I read
The words): Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbeare
(Poor ghost!) To digg the dust enclosèd heare --
Then came the malediction on the head
Of whoso dare disturb the sacred dead.
Outside the mavis whistled strong and clear,
The winding Avon murmured in its bed,
But in the solemn Stratford church the air
Was chill and dank, and on the foot-worn tomb
The evening shadows deepened momently.
Then a great awe fell on me, standing there,
As if some speechless presence in the gloom
Was hovering, and fain would speak with me.


Scheme ABBAABABCDBCE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111111 011111011 111101111 1101101 111010101 1101010101 0101010011 1001010101 1101010111 0101101 1011111101 1111010001 1100011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 572
Words 105
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 441
Words per stanza (avg) 102
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 07, 2023

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