Analysis of The Summer Sea



Soft soft wind, from out the sweet south sliding,
Waft thy silver cloud webs athwart the summer sea;
Thin thin threads of mist on dewy fingers twining
Weave a veil of dappled gauze to shade my babe and me.

Deep deep Love, within thine own abyss abiding,
Pour Thyself abroad, O Lord, on earth and air and sea;
Worn weary hearts within Thy holy temple hiding,
Shield from sorrow, sin, and shame my helpless babe and me.


Scheme ABAB ABAB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1111101110 111011010101 111111101010 101111111101 111011101010 110111110101 1101011101010 1110101110101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 418
Words 79
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 164
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley was a priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian and novelist. more…

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