Analysis of The Silken Tent

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



She is as in a field a silken tent
At midday when the sunny summer breeze
Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent,
So that in guys it gently sways at ease,
And its supporting central cedar pole,
That is its pinnacle to heavenward
And signifies the sureness of the soul,
Seems to owe naught to any single cord,
But strictly held by none, is loosely bound
By countless silken ties of love and thought
To every thing on earth the compass round,
And only by one's going slightly taut
In the capriciousness of summer air
Is of the slightlest bondage made aware.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110010101 111010101 1101011101 1101110111 0101010101 11110011 01001101 1111110101 1101111101 1101011101 11001110101 0101110101 0011101 110110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 554
Words 107
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 446
Words per stanza (avg) 105
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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