Analysis of Success
Emma Lazarus 1849 (New York City) – 1887 (New York City)
Oft have I brooded on defeat and pain,
The pathos of the stupid, stumbling throng.
These I ignore to-day and only long
To pour my soul forth in one trumpet strain,
One clear, grief-shattering, triumphant song,
For all the victories of man's high endeavor,
Palm-bearing, laurel deeds that live forever,
The splendor clothing him whose will is strong.
Hast thou beheld the deep, glad eyes of one
Who has persisted and achieved? Rejoice!
On naught diviner shines the all-seeing sun.
Salute him with free heart and choral voice,
'Midst flippant, feeble crowds of spectres wan,
The bold, significant, successful man.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 01010101001 1101110101 1111101101 1111000101 110100111010 11010111010 0101011111 111011111 1101000101 111101101 0111110101 110101111 0101000101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 619 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 485 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 100 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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