Analysis of Into The World



Out over childhood's borders,
Manhood's brave banners unfurled,
Weighed down with precepts and orders
A boy has gone into the world.

Nobody thinks it pathetic-
For he is a strong-armed youth.
But where is the vision prophetic
To forecast his future with truth?

No more a child to be petted
And sheltered away from the strife;
Henceforth-a man to be fretted
And worn with the worries of life.

Henceforth a man with others
To scramble and push in the race,
To jostle and crowd with his brothers,
To struggle for gain and place.

Now though his heart is breaking,
Henceforth his lids must be dry;
Now though his soul is aching,
He must not utter a cry.

Now if his brain is troubled,
Now if his courage has gone,
Still must his strength be doubled,
Still must the battle go on.

Now if success shall crown him,
Oh, how the world will cheer.
Now if misfortune shall down him,
Oh, how the scoffer will jeer.

Virtue and truth attend him,
Into the vortex whirled,
God and His angels defend him-
A boy has gone into the world.


Scheme abaB cdcd xexe afaf ghgh ixix jkjk jbjB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (88%)
Metre 110110 111001 1111010 01110101 111010 1110111 111010010 1111011 11011110 01001101 11011110 01101011 1101110 11001001 110011110 1101101 1111110 1111111 1111110 1111001 1111110 1111011 1111110 1101011 1101111 110111 11010111 110111 1001011 010101 10110011 01110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 992
Words 189
Sentences 11
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. more…

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