Analysis of Smoke
Henry David Thoreau 1817 (Concord) – 1862 (Concord)
Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and messenger of dawn
Circling above the hamlets as they nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJ |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111 101101101 1011010011 10001010111 11010101001 1110100111 11110011 10001010101 1110110111 0101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 422 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 330 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
- 21 sec read
- 357 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Smoke" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/17346/smoke>.
Discuss this Henry David Thoreau poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In