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 |
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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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