Analysis of Acceptance.
Emma Lazarus 1849 (New York City) – 1887 (New York City)
Yea, she hath looked Truth grimly face to face,
And drained unto the lees the proffered cup.
This silence is not patience, nor the grace
Of recognition, meekly offered up,
But mere acceptance fraught with keenest pain,
Seeing that all her struggles must be vain.
Her future clear and terrible outlies, -
This burden to be borne through all her days,
This crown of thorns pressed down above her eyes,
This weight of trouble she may never raise.
No reconcilement doth she ask nor wait;
Knowing such things are, she endures her fate.
No brave endeavor of the broken will
To cling to such poor stays as will abide
(Although the waves be wild and angry still)
After the lapsing of the swollen tide.
No fear of further loss, no hope of gain,
Naught but the apathy of weary pain.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110111 0110010101 1101110101 101010101 1101011101 1011010111 010101001 1101111101 1111110101 1111011101 1111111 1011110101 1101010101 1111111101 101110101 1001010101 1111011111 1101001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 767 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 204 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 08, 2023
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