Analysis of Lines Written On Leaving New Rochelle
Joseph Rodman Drake 1795 (New York City) – 1820 (New York City)
WHENE'ER thy wandering footstep bends
Its pathway to the Hermit tree,
Among its cordial band of friends,
Sweet Mary! wilt thou number me?
Though all too few the hours have roll'd
That saw the stranger linger here,
In memory's volume let them hold
One little spot to friendship dear.
I oft have thought how sweet 'twould be
To steal the bird of Eden's art;
And leave behind a trace of me
On every kind and friendly heart,
And like the breeze in fragrance rolled,
To gather as I wander by,
From every soul of kindred mould,
Some touch of cordial sympathy.
'Tis the best charm in life's dull dream,
To feel that yet there linger here
Bright eyes that look with fond esteem,
And feeling hearts that hold me dear.
Scheme | ABAB CDCE BFBF CXCB GDGE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1110011 1110101 01110111 11011101 111101011 11010101 0110111 11011101 11111111 1101111 01010111 110010101 01010101 11011101 110011101 11110100 10110111 11111101 11111101 01011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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