Analysis of The Trumpet

Edward Thomas 1878 (London Borough of Lambeth) – 1917 (Pas-de-Calais)



Rise up, rise up,
And, as the trumpet blowing
Chases the dreams of men,
As the dawn glowing
The stars that left unlit
The land and water,
Rise up and scatter
The dew that covers
The print of last night's lovers -
Scatter it, scatter it!

While you are listening
To the clear horn,
Forget, men, everything
On this earth newborn,
Except that it is lovelier
Than any mysteries.
Open your eyes to the air
That has washed the eyes of the stars
Through all the dewy night:
Up with the light,
To the old wars;
Arise, arise!


Scheme XAXABCCDDB AEAECXXXBBXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 0101010 100111 10110 01111 01010 11010 01110 0111110 101101 111100 1011 01110 11110 011111 110100 1011101 11101101 110101 1101 1011 0101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 503
Words 100
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 12
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Edward Thomas

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