Analysis of Moonlight
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I love you, dear, o' morn and moon.
I love your ev'ry mood and guise;
But, neath the soft, enchanting moon,
Such loveliness the gods must prize.
'Tis then I long to dare and fight
The world for you, my queen o' night.
We wander in a jewelled bower;
And, tho' I be your humble slave,
Within that brief, enchanted hour
I know that I am strong and brave.
'Tis then red war I yearn to make
And conquer worlds for your sweet sake.
And old romance in splendour comes
From out the hills to linger nigh;
And in our cause the brave old gums
Stand sentinel against the sky.
'Tis then I would outrival Mars
For you - the sovereign of the stars!
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 1111101 11010101 110111 11111101 01111111 11000110 01111101 011101010 11111101 11111111 01011111 0101011 11011101 001010111 11000101 111111 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 624 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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