Analysis of Anticipation, October 1803
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
SHOUT, for a mighty Victory is won!
On British ground the Invaders are laid low;
The breath of Heaven has drifted them like snow,
And left them lying in the silent sun,
Never to rise again!-the work is done.
Come forth, ye old men, now in peaceful show
And greet your sons! drums beat and trumpets blow!
Make merry, wives! ye little children, stun
Your grandame's ears with pleasure of your noise!
Clap, infants, clap your hands! Divine must be
That triumph, when the very worst, the pain,
And even the prospect of our brethren slain,
Hath something in it which the heart enjoys:-
In glory will they sleep and endless sanctity.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010011 11010010111 01110110111 0111000101 1011010111 1111110101 0111110101 1101110101 111110111 1101110111 1101010101 010010110101 1100110101 010111010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 623 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 489 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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