Analysis of The Infinite
John Boyle O'Reilly 1844 (Dowth) – 1890 (Boston)
The Infinite always is silent:
It is only the Finite speaks.
Our words are the idle wave-caps
On the deep that never breaks.
We may question with wand of science,
Explain, decide, and discuss;
But only in meditation
The Mystery speaks to us.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01001110 1110011 101101011 1011101 111011110 011001 1100010 0100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 248 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 190 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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