Analysis of One moment take thy rest
Walter de la Mare 1873 (Charlton, London) – 1956 (Twickenham)
One moment take thy rest.
Out of mere nought in space
Beauty moved human breast
To tell in this far face
A dream in noonday seen.
Never to fade or pass;
A breath-time's mute delight;
A joy in flight:
The aught desire doth mean
Sighing, Alas!
| Scheme | ABABCDEECD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 110111 111101 101101 110111 01011 101111 011101 0101 0101011 1001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 240 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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