Analysis of Open water!
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
Open water, open water!
All the weary winter's yearning
Bursts in restless passion burning.
Scarce is seen the blue of ocean,
And the hours seem months in motion.
Open water, open water!
Smiles the sun on ice defiant,
Eats it like a shameless giant:
Soon as mouth of sun forsakes it,
Swift the freezing night remakes it.
Open water, open water!
Storm shall be the overcomer
Sweeping on from others' summer
Billows free all foes to swallow,-
Crash and fall and sinking follow.
Open water, open water!
Mirrored mountains are appearing,
Boats with steam and sail are nearing,
Inward come the wide world's surges,
Outward joy of combat urges.
Open water, open water!
Fiery sun and cooling shower
Quicken earth to speak with power.
Soul responds, the wonder viewing:
Strength is here for life's renewing.
Scheme | Abbcc Addee Aaaff Abbgg Aaabb |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10101010 10101010 10101010 11101110 001011010 10101010 10111010 11101010 1111111 10101111 10101010 11101 10111010 10111110 10101010 10101010 10101010 11101110 10101110 10111010 10101010 100101010 10111110 10101010 11111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 783 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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