Analysis of Come, Rest Awhile
Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874 (New London, Prince Edward Island) – 1942 (Toronto)
Come, rest awhile, and let us idly stray
In glimmering valleys, cool and far away.
Come from the greedy mart, the troubled street,
And listen to the music, faint and sweet,
That echoes ever to a listening ear,
Unheard by those who will not pause to hear
The wayward chimes of memory's pensive bells,
Wind-blown o'er misty hills and curtained dells.
One step aside and dewy buds unclose
The sweetness of the violet and the rose;
Song and romance still linger in the green,
Emblossomed ways by you so seldom seen,
And near at hand, would you but see them, lie
All lovely things beloved in days gone by.
You have forgotten what it is to smile
In your too busy lifecome, rest awhile.
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Metre | 1101011101 01001010101 1101010101 0101010101 11010101001 0111111111 010111101 1110101011 110101011 01010100001 1001110001 11111101 0111111111 1101010111 1101011111 0111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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