Analysis of To An Enthusiast
Thomas Hood 1799 (London) – 1845 (London)
Young ardent soul, graced with fair Nature's truth,
Spring warmth of heart, and fervency of mind,
And still a large late love of all thy kind.
Spite of the world's cold practice and Time's tooth,—
For all these gifts, I know not, in fair sooth,
Whether to give thee joy, or bid thee blind
Thine eyes with tears,—that thou hast not resign'd
The passionate fire and freshness of thy youth:
For as the current of thy life shall flow,
Gilded by shine of sun or shadow-stain'd,
Through flow'ry valley or unwholesome fen,
Thrice blessed in thy joy, or in thy woe
Thrice cursed of thy race,—thou art ordain'd
To share beyond the lot of common men.
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Metre | 1101111101 11110111 0101111111 1101110011 1111111011 1011111111 1111111101 010010010111 1101011111 101111111 1110111 110111011 111111101 1101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 654 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 496 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 116 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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