Analysis of The Hunter's Moon
Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)
The Hunter's Moon rides high,
High o'er the close-cropped plain;
Across the desert sky
The herded clouds amain
Scamper tumultuously,
Chased by the hounding wind
That yelps behind.
The clamorous hunt is done,
Warm-housed the kennelled pack;
One huntsman rides alone
With dangling bridle slack;
He wakes a hollow tone,
Far echoing to his horn
In clefts forlorn.
The Hunter's Moon rides low,
Her course is nearly sped.
Where is the panting roe?
Where hath the wild deer fled?
Hunter and hunted now
Lie in oblivion deep:
Dead or asleep.
Scheme | ABABCDD XEFEFGG CHXHXII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010111 1100111 010101 01011 101 110101 1101 01111 11011 110101 1100101 110101 1100111 0101 010111 011101 110101 110111 100101 1001001 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 540 |
Words | 92 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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