Analysis of Ave Maria In Rome
Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)
FAR away dim violet mountains
Fade away from sight;
Flashing from fantastic fountains,
Jets the liquid light,
Where from Nymph's or Triton's lip
Bubbling waters drip and drip,
Bubbling day and night.
Pealed from tower to answering tower,
O'er the city swells,
Ringing in the hallowed hour,
Rhythm of bells on bells;
And on wings of Choral Song,
Confluent hearts to Mary throng,
From low, cloistered cells.
On the golden ground of even,
Like a half-way home,
On the pilgrim to heaven
Floats St. Peter's Dome;
High, high, in the air alone,
Man's dread Thought transformed to stone,
Pinnacled o'er Rome.
Scheme | ABABCCB DEDEFFE XGXGHHG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110010 10111 10101010 10101 1111101 10010101 100101 1110110010 100101 10001010 101111 0111101 01011101 11101 10101110 10111 1010110 11101 1100101 1110111 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 608 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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