Analysis of At Carbis Bay
Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945
Out of the night of the sea,
Out of the turbulent night,
A sharp and hurrying wind
Scourges the waters white:
The terror by night.
Out of the doubtful dark,
Out of the night of the land,
What is it breathes and broods,
Hoveringly at hand?
The menace of land.
Out of the night of heaven,
Out of the delicate sky,
Pale and serene the stars
In their silence reply:
The peace of the sky.
| Scheme | ABXBB XCACC XDXDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101101 1101001 0101001 100101 01011 110101 1101101 111101 111 01011 1101110 1101001 100101 011001 01101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 379 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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