Analysis of The Temple Of Vishnu
Harriet Monroe 1860 (Chicago) – 1936 (Arequipa)
Grand Cañon of Arizona
Vishnu, the gods of eld are dead. Long dead
Are Zeus, Astarte, and that lotus-flower,
Isis of Egypt. Unto each his hour.
Yet thou, silent within thy temple dread,
Locked against prayers, mounted above the tread
Of climbing feet, thou from thy purple tower
Contemplatest the stern inscrutable power
Whence all things come and whither all are led.
The day in splendor of lilac and clear blue
Visits thy mighty seat. The sapphire night
Broods in the abyss with darkness, and the rain
Veils thee with clouds, hails thee and bids adieu
In thunder. Steadfast on thy terraced height
Thou seest bold time besiege thy throne in vain.
Scheme | X ABBAABBACDECDE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111010 1001111111 111011010 10110101110 1110011101 1011100101 11011111010 101010010 1111010111 0101011011 10110101001 10001110001 1111110101 010111101 1111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 655 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 14 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 259 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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