Analysis of Still Heart
Rabindranath Tagore 1861 (Kolkata) – 1941 (Kolkata)
When I give up the helm
I know that the time has come for thee to take it.
What there is to do will be instantly done.
Vain is this struggle.
Then take away your hands
and silently put up with your defeat, my heart,
and think it your good fortune to sit perfectly still
where you are placed.
These my lamps are blown out at every little puff of wind,
and trying to light them I forget all else again and again.
But I shall be wise this time and wait in the dark,
spreading my mat on the floor;
and whenever it is thy pleasure, my lord,
come silently and take thy seat here.
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Metre | 111101 111011111111 11111111001 11110 110111 010011110111 0111110111001 1111 111111110010111 0101111011101001 111111101001 1011101 00101111011 110001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 581 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2, 4 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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