Analysis of Under the Pines
Frederick George Scott 1861 (Montreal, Quebec) – 1944 (Quebec City, Quebec)
"LIFE is sad," says the wind in the pines
To the still soul listening,
While the pale, pale day declines
Like a white bird on the wing.
"Life is sad," says the quiet earth
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Under the churchyard wall,
Where the spring flowers have their birth
And the autumn leaflets fall.
"Life is sad," say the daisies that blow there
And stretch out their heads to the sun;
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"Life is sad," say the poor hearts that go there
To weep when the day's work is done.
"Life is sad," from below, from on high,
From forest and meadow and tree,
From the clouds that drift over the sky
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And the days that die into the sea.
Then up and be brave with thy sorrow,
Like a man with his face to the blast;
Not from hope of the joys of to-morrow,
Nor rest when the warfare is past;
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But strong that weak souls may grow strong,
That men may take heart by the way,
Till the heavens break forth with the song
That will herald eternal day.
Scheme | ABABCDECEFGDFGHIHDIJKJKD LMLM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101001 1011100 1011101 1011101 11110101 1 10011 10110111 0010101 1111010111 01111101 1 1111011111 11101111 111101111 1100101 101111001 1 001110101 110111110 101111101 1111011110 1110111 1 11111111 11111101 101011101 11100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 938 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 24, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 348 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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