Analysis of Inscription 03 - For A Cavern That Overlooks The River Avon
Robert Southey 1774 (Bristol) – 1843 (London)
Enter this cavern Stranger! the ascent
Is long and steep and toilsome; here awhile
Thou mayest repose thee, from the noontide heat
O'ercanopied by this arch'd rock that strikes
A grateful coolness: clasping its rough arms
Round the rude portal, the old ivy hangs
Its dark green branches down, and the wild Bees,
O'er its grey blossoms murmuring ceaseless, make
Most pleasant melody. No common spot
Receives thee, for the Power who prompts the song,
Loves this secluded haunt. The tide below
Scarce sends the sound of waters to thine ear;
And this high-hanging forest to the wind
Varies its many hues. Gaze Stranger here!
And let thy soften'd heart intensely feel
How good, how lovely, Nature! When from hence
Departing to the City's crouded streets,
Thy sickening eye at every step revolts
From scenes of vice and wretchedness; reflect
That Man creates the evil he endures.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMLNOPQRS |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1011010001 110101101 110111011 1111111 010101111 1011001101 1111010011 101110100101 1101001101 01110101101 1101010101 1101110111 0111010101 1011011101 0111010101 1111010111 010101011 110011100101 11110101 1101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 862 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 700 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 147 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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