Analysis of A Hope Carol
Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
A night was near, a day was near,
Between a day and night
I heard sweet voices calling clear,
Calling me:
I heard a whirr of wing on wing,
But could not see the sight;
I long to see my birds that sing,
I long to see.
Below the stars, beyond the moon,
Between the night and day
I heard a rising falling tune
Calling me:
I long to see the pipes and strings
Whereon such minstrels play;
I long to see each face that sings,
I long to see.
Today or may be not today,
Tonight or not tonight,
All voices that command or pray
Calling me,
Shall kindle in my soul such fire
And in my eyes such light
That I shall see that heart's desire
I long to see.
| Scheme | abaCdbdCefeCgfgCfbfChbhC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110111 010101 11110101 101 11011111 111101 11111111 1111 01010101 010101 11010101 101 11110101 11101 11111111 1111 01111101 011101 11010111 101 110011110 001111 111111010 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 649 |
| Words | 134 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 24 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 491 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 132 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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