Analysis of Here And Now
HERE AND NOW.
Here, in the heart of the world,
Here, in the noise and the din,
Here, where our spirits were hurled
To battle with sorrow and sin,
This is the place and the spot
For knowledge of infinite things;
This is the kingdom where Thought
Can conquer the prowess of kings.
Wait for no heavenly life,
Seek for no temple alone;
Here, in the midst of the strife,
Know what the sages have known.
See what the Perfect Ones saw-
God in the depth of each soul,
God as the light and the law,
God as beginning and goal.
Earth is one chamber of Heaven,
Death is no grander than birth.
Joy in the life that was given,
Strive for perfection on earth.
Here, in the turmoil and roar,
Show what it is to be calm;
Show how the spirit can soar
And bring back its healing and balm.
Stand not aloof nor apart,
Plunge in the thick of the fight.
There in the street and the mart,
That is the place to do right.
Not in some cloister or cave,
Not in some kingdom above,
Here, on this side of the grave,
Here, should we labor and love.
Scheme | X ABABXCXC DEDEFGFG HIHIJKJK LMLMNONO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101 1001101 1001001 11101001 11011001 1101001 11011001 1101011 11001011 1111001 1111001 1001101 1101011 1100111 1001111 1101001 1101001 11110110 1111011 10011110 1101011 100101 1111111 1101011 01111001 1101101 1001101 1001001 1101111 1011011 1011001 1111101 1111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,012 |
Words | 203 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 156 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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