Analysis of At Twilight Time
Arthur Macy 1842 – 1904
At twilight time when tolls the chime,
And saddest notes are falling,
A lonely bird with plaintive word
Across the dusk is calling.
Vain doth it wait for one dear mate,
That ne'er shall know the morrow;
Then sinks to rest with drooping crest
In one long dream of sorrow.
Dearest, when night is here,
To thee I'm calling,
Sadly as tear on tear
Is slowly falling,
Oh, fold me near, more near -
In love enthralling!
Here on thy breast,
While life shall last,
With thee I stay.
Here will I rest
Till night is past,
And comes the day!
Scheme | XAXAXBCB XAXAXACDECDE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1111101 0101110 01011101 0101110 11111111 1111010 11111101 0111110 101111 11110 101111 11010 111111 011 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 515 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 12 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 204 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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