Analysis of TO THE STAR
Pallid star! Despatch a sign
From the heights eternal! —
For the soul’s eye twinkle, shine
Friendly, though supernal! — —
Must thy symbolled message seek
To rouse yearning merely?
Teach me so that I may tweak
Future’s veil, see clearly! —
Sweep misgiving’s cloud forlorn
From a soul that’s ailing,
Let a blest assurance dawn
Through the gloom prevailing! —
Ah, but all too rash, my plea; —
Dare I ask assurance! —
Can a son of earth soar free
From his earthly durance? —
O, what comfort had I known
With faith’s beam to guide me! —
I must feed on hope alone,
Certainty denied me. —
So when heaven’s feeble light
From afar shines palely,
I’ll watch gladly in the night
For my star to hail me. — —
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFGFDHDHIDIDJBJD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 101010 1011101 1011 111101 111010 1111111 101110 1010101 101110 1010101 101010 1111111 111010 1011111 11101 1110111 111111 1111101 100011 1110101 10111 1110001 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 733 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 524 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 132 |
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