Analysis of On Olympus.
Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)
The high noises,
The great voices,
They of the sky
In the clouds wrangle,
Jar it and jangle
Till Death shall die.
In the bright houses
With their false spouses
The high ones rave —
Gods in a passion,
As those in their fashion
Who go to the grave.
Out of the portal
Where never a mortal
Has climbed or been,
Their insane thunder
Comes to us under
The holy demesne.
| Scheme | ABCDDCBBEFFEDDGHHF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110 0110 1101 00110 11010 1111 00110 11110 0111 10010 110110 11101 11010 110010 1111 10110 11110 0101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 284 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 21 sec read
- 416 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"On Olympus." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/30725/on-olympus.>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Robert Crawford poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In