Analysis of Welcome Home
Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894
The fire burns bright
And the hearth is clean swept,
As she likes it kept,
And the lamp is alight.
She is coming to-night.
The wind's east of late.
When she comes, she'll be cold,
So the big chair is rolled
Close up to the grate,
And I listen and wait.
The shutters are fast,
And the red curtains hide
Every hint of outside.
But hark, how the blast
Whistled then as it passed!
Or was it the train?
How long shall I stand,
With my watch in my hand,
And listen in vain
For the wheels in the lane?
Hark! A rumble I hear
(Will the wind not be still?),
And it comes down the hill,
And it grows on the ear,
And now it is near.
Quick, a fresh log to burn!
Run and open the door,
Hold a lamp out before
To light up the turn,
And bring in the urn.
You are come, then, at last!
O my dear, is it you?
I can scarce think it true
I am holding you fast,
And sorrow is past.
Scheme | ABBAA CDDCC EFFEE GHHGG IJJIX KLLKK EMMEE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (23%) |
Metre | 01011 001111 11111 001101 111011 01111 111111 101111 11101 011001 01011 001101 1001111 11101 101111 11101 11111 111011 01001 101001 101011 101111 011101 011101 01111 101111 101001 101101 11101 01001 111111 111111 111111 111011 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 833 |
Words | 184 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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