Analysis of Composed At The Same Time And On The Same Occasion
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
I DROPPED my pen; and listened to the Wind
That sang of trees uptorn and vessels tost--
A midnight harmony; and wholly lost
To the general sense of men by chains confined
Of business, care, or pleasure; or resigned
To timely sleep. Thought I, the impassioned strain,
Which, without aid of numbers, I sustain,
Like acceptation from the World will find.
Yet some with apprehensive ear shall drink
A dirge devoutly breathed o'er sorrows past;
And to the attendant promise will give heed--
The prophecy,--like that of this wild blast,
Which, while it makes the heart with sadness shrink,
Tells also of bright calms that shall succeed.
Scheme | AABAACCADEFEDF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 111110101 011000101 101001111101 1101110101 11011100101 1011110101 1110111 111010111 01010110101 01001010111 0100111111 1111011101 1101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 499 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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