Analysis of According to the Mighty Working
Thomas Hardy 1840 (Stinsford) – 1928 (Dorchester, Dorset)
When moiling seems at cease
In the vague void of night-time,
And heaven's wide roomage stormless
Between the dusk and light-time,
And fear at last is formless,
We call the allurement Peace.
Peace, this hid riot, Change,
This revel of quick-cued mumming,
This never truly being,
This evermore becoming,
This spinner's wheel onfleeing
Outside perception's range.
| Scheme | ABABAA CDDDDC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 0011111 010111 0101011 011111 11011 111101 1101111 1101010 110010 11011 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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