Analysis of Attainment



Let me go back again. There is the road,
O memory! The humble garden lane
So young with me. Let me rebuild again
The start of faith and hope by that abode;
Amend with morning freshness all the code
Of youth's desire; remap my chart's demesne
With tuneful joy, and plan a far campaign
For better marches in ambition's mode.

Ah, no, my heart! More certain now the skies
For joy abide: the cage of tree and sod,
Horizons firm that faith and hope attain,
Far realms of innocence in children's eyes,
And hearts harmonious with the will of God:--
These might I miss if I were back again.


Scheme ABCAABBA DEBDEC
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011101 1100010101 1111110101 0111011101 0111010101 110101111 1101010101 11010011 1111110101 1101011101 0101110101 1111000101 01010010111 1111110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 571
Words 111
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 6
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 225
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Michael Earls

Michael Earls, S.J. was a Jesuit priest, as well as a writer, poet, teacher, and administrator. more…

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