Analysis of The land that shall be (dedicated to herman anker and m. anker on the
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
Ocaasion of their silver-wedding, September 15, 1888)
Land that shall be
Thither, when thwarted our longings, we sail,-
Sighs to the clouds, that we breathe when we fail,
Form a mirage of rich valley and mead
Over our need,-
Visions revealing the future until
Faith shall fulfil,-
The land that shall be.
Land that shall be!
All of our labor to sow seeds of gain
Grows in the ages when
our
names shall wane,
Gathered with others', 't is stored in the true
Will to renew.
This then shall carry our labor within,
Safely within
The land that shall be.
Land that shall be!
Tears that are shed over evil's foul blight,
Blood-sweat in conflict to win higher right,
Hallow the will unto victory's cost.
Let us be lost,
Rooting out wrong, that the good we may sow,
Soon overgrow
The land that shall be.
Land that shall be!
Looming in beauty of colors and song,
Golden in sunlight that glad makes and strong,
Present in children's eyes, looking to-day
Down when you pray.
Winning good victories gives us the power
To own a brief hour
The land that shall be.
| Scheme | a BccddxcB BexaeffggB BhhxxxaB BiijjaaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (37%) |
| Metre | 1111010010 1111 1110101011 1101111111 1001111001 10101 1001001001 111 01111 1111 11101011111 100101 10 111 10110111001 1101 11110101001 1001 01111 1111 111110111 1101011101 10011011 1111 1011101111 11 01111 1111 1001011001 100111101 1001011011 1111 10110011010 110110 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,023 |
| Words | 196 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 10, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 163 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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