Analysis of New Heaven
Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931
Paradise now has many a Knight,
Many a lordkin, many lords,
Glimmer of armor, dinted and bright,
The young Knights have put on new swords.
Some have barely down on the lip,
Smiling yet from the new-won spurs,
Their wounds are rubies, glowing and deep,
Their scars amethyst-glorious scars.
Michael’s army hath many new men,
Gravest Knights that may sit in stall
Kings and Captains, a shining train,
But the little young Knights are dearest of all.
Paradise now is the soldiers land
Their own country its shining sod,
Comrades all in a merry band;
And the young Knights’ Laughter pleaseth God.
Scheme | ABAB XXXX XCXC DEDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 10111001 1001101 10110101 01111111 11101101 10110111 111101001 111001001 101011011 10111101 10100101 10101111011 10110101 11101101 1100101 00111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 588 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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