Analysis of Garfield

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 (Portland) – 1882 (Cambridge)



'E venni dal martirio a questa pace.'

These words the poet heard in Paradise,
Uttered by one who, bravely dying here,
In the true faith was living in that sphere
Where the celestial cross of sacrifice
Spread its protecting arms athwart the skies;
And set thereon, like jewels crystal clear,
The souls magnanimous, that knew not fear,
Flashed their effulgence on his dazzled eyes.
Ah me! how dark the discipline of pain,
Were not the suffering followed by the sense
Of infinite rest and infinite release!
This is our consolation; and again
A great soul cries to us in our suspense,
'I came from martyrdom unto this peace!'


Scheme X AXBACBBCXDEXDE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1111011 110101010 1011110101 0011110011 100101110 1101010101 0101110101 0101001111 11111101 1111010011 01010010101 11001010001 1110010001 01111101001 1111001011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 615
Words 112
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 14
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 247
Words per stanza (avg) 54
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. more…

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