Analysis of Last Look
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
What would I choose to see when I
To this bright earth shall bid good-bye?
When fades forever from my sight
The world I've loved with long delight?
What would I pray to look on last,
When Death shall draw the Curtain fast?
I've loved the farewell of the Sun,
Low-lapsing after work well done;
Or leaping from a sea forlorn,
Gold-glad to greet a day new born. . . .
Shall I elect to round my dream
The Sun I hail as Lord Supreme?
Ah no! Of Heaven's shining host,
It is the Moon I love the most;
And if, when I shall cease to be,
God lets me keep one memory
Of loveliness that held me thrall,
The Moon's the one I would recall.
. . . The new Moon fine as pearly clip
From Cleopatra's finger-tip;
. . . The ripe Moon vaulting o'er the trees
As ruddy as a Cheddar cheese;
. . . The late Moon, frail and wanly fair,
Relaxed on silver rocking chair. . . .
But most of all, the Moon intense
With radiant indifference;
So placid, glacid, pure, serene,
Of all perfection proudly Queen. . . .
Oh Mistress Mine, let me adore
Your beauty but one moment more!
One last look . . . Let the Curtain fall,
Then let me look no more at all.
Scheme | AABBCC DDEEFF GGHHII JJKKLL XXMMNNII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 11111111 11010111 01111101 11111111 11110101 1101101 11010111 11010101 11110111 11011111 01111101 11110101 11011101 01111111 11111100 111111 0101111 01111101 1010101 011101001 11010101 0111011 01110101 11110101 11000100 1101101 11010101 11011101 11011101 11110101 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,098 |
Words | 207 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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