Analysis of Until The Dawn
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
WHEN head and hands and heart alike are weary;
When Hope with folded wings sinks out of sight;
When all thy striving fails to disentangle
From out wrong's skein the golden thread of right;
When all thy knowledge seems a marsh-light's glimmer,
That only shows the blackness of the night;
In the dark hour when victory seems hopeless,
Against thy lance when armies are arrayed,
When failure writes itself upon thy forehead,
By foes outnumbered and by friends betrayed;
Still stand thou fast, though faith be bruised and wounded,
Still face thy future, still be undismayed!
While one true man speaks out against injustice,
While through men's chorused 'Right!' clear rings his 'Wrong!'
Freedom still lives. One day she will reward him
Who trusted in her though she tarried long,
Who held her creed, was faithful till her coming,
Who, for her sake, strove, suffered, and was strong.
She will bring crowns for those who love and serve her;
If thou canst live for her, be satisfied;
If thou canst die for her, rejoice! Our brothers
At least shall crown our graves and say, 'These died
Believing in the sun when night was blackest,
And by our dawn their faith is justified!'
Scheme | XAXABA XCXCXA XD XDXD BEXEXE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101110 1111011111 1111011010 1111010111 11110101110 1101010101 001101100110 0111110101 11010101110 111001101 11111111010 11110111 11111101010 111111111 10111111011 110001111 11011101010 1101110011 11111111010 111110110 111110011010 11111010111 01000111110 0110111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,175 |
Words | 207 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 2, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 185 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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