Analysis of Sonnet 16
Amos Bronson Alcott 1799 (Wolcott, Connecticut) – 1888 (Boston, Massachusetts)
WHEN I remember with what buoyant heart,
Midst war's alarms and woes of civil strife,
In youthful eagerness, thou didst depart,
At peril of thy safety, peace, and life,
To nurse the wounded soldier, swathe the dead --
How piercéd soon by fever's poisoned dart,
And brought unconscious home, with wildered head --
Thou, ever since, mid languor and dull pain,
To conquer fortune, cherish kindred dear,
Hast with grave studies vexed a sprightly brain,
In myriad households kindled love and cheer;
Ne'er from thyself by Fame's loud trump beguiled,
Sounding in this and the farther hemisphere: --
I press thee to my heart, as Duty's faithful child.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011101 1101011101 0101001101 1101110101 1101010101 111111101 01101111 110111011 1101010101 1111010101 0100110101 111111101 1001001010 11111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 652 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 503 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 108 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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