Analysis of Sonnet
James Weldon Johnson 1871 (Jacksonville) – 1938 (Wiscasset)
My heart be brave, and do not falter so,
Nor utter more that deep, despairing wail.
Thy way is very dark and drear I know,
But do not let thy strength and courage fail;
For certain as the raven-winged night
Is followed by the bright and blushing morn,
Thy coming morrow will be clear and bright;
’Tis darkest when the night is furthest worn.
Look up, and out, beyond, surrounding clouds,
And do not in thine own gross darkness grope,
Rise up, and casting off thy hind’ring shrouds,
Cling thou to this, and ever inspiring hope:
Tho’ thick the battle and tho’ fierce the fight,
There is a power making for the right.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011101 1101110101 1111010111 1111110101 110101011 1101010101 1101011101 1101011101 1101010101 0110111101 110101111 11110100101 1101001101 1101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 477 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 113 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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