The Whitethroat.
Theodore Harding Rand 1835 – 1900
Shy bird of the silver arrows of song,
That cleave our Northern air so clear,
Thy notes prolong, prolong,
I listen, I hear:
"I - love - dear - Canada,
Canada, Canada."
O plumes of the pointed dusky fir,
Screen of a swelling patriot heart,
The copse is all astir,
And echoes thy part!...
Now willowy reeds tune their silver flutes
As the noise of the day dies down;
And silence strings her lutes,
The Whitethroat to crown....
O bird of the silver arrows of song,
Shy poet of Canada dear,
Thy notes prolong, prolong,
We listen, we hear:
"I - love - dear - Canada,
Canada, Canada."
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abAcDD xebe fgfg abAcDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 4, 6 |
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