Analysis of There Is A Bondage Worse, Far Worse, To Bear
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
THERE is a bondage worse, far worse, to bear
Than his who breathes, by roof, and floor, and wall,
Pent in, a Tyrant's solitary Thrall:
'Tis his who walks about in the open air,
One of a Nation who, henceforth, must wear
Their fetters in their souls. For who could be,
Who, even the best, in such condition, free
From self-reproach, reproach that he must share
With Human-nature? Never be it ours
To see the sun how brightly it will shine,
And know that noble feelings, manly powers,
Instead of gathering strength, must droop and pine;
And earth with all her pleasant fruits and flowers
Fade, and participate in man's decline.
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Metre | 1101011111 1111110101 10011001 11110100101 1101011111 1100111111 11001010101 1101011111 11010101110 1101110111 01110101010 01110011101 01110101010 100100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 485 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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