Burnt Ships
Henrik Johan Ibsen 1828 (Skien, Telemark) – 1906 (Kristiania)
TO skies that were brighter
Turned he his prows;
To gods that were lighter
Made he his vows.
The snow-land's mountains
Sank in the deep;
Sunnier fountains
Lulled him to sleep.
He burns his vessels,
The smoke flung forth
On blue cloud-trestles
A bridge to the north.
From the sun-warmed lowland
Each night that betides,
To the huts of the snow-land
A horseman rides.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEBE FBFX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 373 |
Words | 66 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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