Analysis of The Well of Loch Maree
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807 (Haverhill) – 1892 (Hampton Falls)
Calm on the breast of Loch Maree
A little isle reposes;
A shadow woven of the oak
And willow o'er it closes.
Within, a Druid's mound is seen,
Set round with stony warders;
A fountain, gushing through the turf,
Flows o'er its grassy borders.
And whoso bathes therein his brow,
With care or madness burning,
Feels once again his healthful thought
And sense of peace returning.
O restless heart and fevered brain,
Unquiet and unstable,
That holy well of Loch Maree
Is more than idle fable!
Life's changes vex, its discords stun,
Its glaring sunshine blindeth,
And blest is he who on his way
That fount of healing findeth!
The shadows of a humbled will
And contrite heart are o'er it;
Go read its legend, 'TRUST IN GOD,'
On Faith's white stones before it.
Scheme | ABXB XBXB ACXC XDAD XEXE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1101111 01011 0110101 0110110 0101111 1111010 01010101 11011010 0110111 1111010 11011101 0111010 11010101 10010 1101111 1111010 1101111 11011 01111111 111101 0110101 00111101 11110101 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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