Analysis of Inspiration
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
At the golden gate of song
Stood I, knocking all day long,
But the Angel, calm and cold,
Still refused and bade me, 'Hold.'
Then a breath of soft perfume,
Then a light within the gloom;
Thou, Love, camest to my side,
And the gates flew open wide.
Long I dwelt in this domain,
Knew no sorrow, grief, or pain;
Now you bid me forth and free,
Will you shut these gates on me?
| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1010111 1110111 1010101 1010111 1011101 1010101 111111 0011101 1110101 1110111 1111101 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 368 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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