Analysis of I was Made Erect and Lone
Henry David Thoreau 1817 (Concord) – 1862 (Concord)
I was made erect and lone,
And within me is the bone;
Still my vision will be clear,
Still my life will not be drear,
To the center all is near.
Where I sit there is my throne.
If age choose to sit apart,
If age choose, give me the start,
Take the sap and leave the heart.
| Scheme | AABBBACCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 1110101 0011101 1110111 1111111 1010111 1111111 1111101 1111101 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 272 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 205 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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