Analysis of In heaven,
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
In heaven,
Some little blades of grass
Stood before God.
"What did you do?"
Then all save one of the little blades
Began eagerly to relate
The merits of their lives.
This one stayed a small way behind,
Ashamed.
Presently, God said,
"And what did you do?"
The little blade answered, "Oh my Lord,
Memory is bitter to me,
For, if I did good deeds,
I know not of them."
Then God, in all His splendor,
Arose from His throne.
"Oh, best little blade of grass!" He said.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJDKLMNOPJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010 110111 1011 1111 111110101 01100101 010111 11101101 01 10011 01111 010110111 10011011 111111 11111 1101110 01111 111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 470 |
Words | 94 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 346 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 88 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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