Analysis of A Song Of Life
In the rapture of life and of living,
I lift up my head and rejoice,
And I thank the great Giver for giving
The soul of my gladness a voice.
In the glow of the glorious weather,
In the sweet-scented, sensuous air,
My burdens seem light as a feather –
They are nothing to bear.
In the strength and the glory of power,
In the pride and the pleasure of wealth
(For who dares dispute me my dower
Of talents and youth-time and health?) ,
I can laugh at the world and its sages –
I am greater than seers who are sad,
For he is most wise in all ages
Who knows how to be glad.
I lift up my eyes to Apollo,
The god of the beautiful days,
And my spirit soars off like a swallow,
And is lost in the light of its rays.
Are tou troubled and sad? I beseech you
Come out of the shadows of strife –
Come out in the sun while I teach you
The secret of life.
Come out of the world – come above it –
Up over its crosses and graves,
Though the green earth is fair and I love it,
We must love it as masters, not slaves.
Come up where the dust never rises –
But only the perfume of flowers –
And your life shall be glad with surprises
Of beautiful hours.
Come up where the rare golden wine is
Apollo distills in my sight,
And your life shall be happy as mine is,
And as full of delight.
Scheme | ABABCDCD CEXEFGHG IJIJKLKL MNMNHOFOFPFP |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0010110110 11111001 0110110110 0111101 0011010010 001101001 110111010 111011 0010010110 001001011 11101111 11001101 1111010110 111011111 111110110 111111 111111010 01101001 0110111010 011001111 1110011011 1110111 110011111 01011 111011011 11011001 1011110111 111111011 111011010 110001110 0111111010 110010 111011011 01001011 0111110111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,283 |
Words | 265 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 12 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 241 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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