Analysis of Winter Rain
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
Falling upon the frozen world last night,
I heard the slow beat of the Winter rain-
Poor foolish drops, down-dripping all in vain;
The ice-bound Earth but mocked their puny might,
Far better had the fixedness of white
And uncomplaining snows-which make no sign,
But coldly smile, when pitying moonbeams shine-
Concealed its sorrow from all human sight.
Long, long ago, in blurred and burdened years,
I learned the uselessness of uttered woe.
Though sinewy Fate deals her most skilful blow,
I do not waste the gall now of my tears,
But feed my pride upon its bitter, while
I look straight in the world's bold eyes, and smile.
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Metre | 1001010111 1101110101 1101110101 0111111101 11010111 0111111 1101110011 0111011101 1101010101 11011101 1100110111 1111011111 1111011101 1110011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 619 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 494 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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