Analysis of My Galley, Chargèd With Forgetfulness



My galley, chargèd with forgetfulness,
Thorough sharp seas in winter nights doth pass
'Tween rock and rock; and eke mine en'my, alas,
That is my lord, steereth with cruelness;
And every owre a thought in readiness,
As though that death were light in such a case.
An endless wind doth tear the sail apace
Of forced sighs and trusty fearfulness.
A rain of tears, a cloud of dark disdain,
Hath done the weared cords great hinderance;
Wreathèd with error and eke with ignorance.
The stars be hid that led me to this pain;
Drownèd is Reason that should me comfort,
And I remain despairing of the port.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1101111 1011010111 11010111101 1111111 01001010100 1111010101 1101110101 1110101 0111011101 1101111 11110011100 0111111111 1111011110 0101010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 594
Words 109
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 468
Words per stanza (avg) 107
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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David McKee Wright

David McKee Wright was an Irish-born poet and journalist, active in New Zealand and Australia. more…

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