Analysis of A Thunderstorm At Night.
Eric Mackay 1835 – 1898
The lightning is the shorthand of the storm
That tells of chaos; and I read the same
As one may read the writing of a name, -
As one in Hell may see the sudden form
Of God's fore-finger pointed as in blame.
How weird the scene! The Dark is sulphur-warm
With hints of death; and in their vault enorme
The reeling stars coagulate in flame.
And now the torrents from their mountain-beds
Roar down uncheck'd; and serpents shaped of mist
Writhe up to Heaven with unforbidden heads;
And thunder-clouds, whose lightnings intertwist,
Rack all the sky, and tear it into shreds,
And shake the air like Titians that have kiss'd!
| Scheme | ABBABAABCDCDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101101 1111001101 1111010101 1101110101 1111010101 1101011101 111100111 010101001 0101011101 1101010111 11110111 01011101 1101011011 010111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 604 |
| Words | 111 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 486 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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