Analysis of Retirement
Anne Brontë 1820 (Thornton, West Yorkshire) – 1849 (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
O, let me be alone a while,
No human form is nigh.
And may I sing and muse aloud,
No mortal ear is by.
Away! ye dreams of earthly bliss,
Ye earthly cares begone:
Depart! ye restless wandering thoughts,
And let me be alone!
One hour, my spirit, stretch thy wings,
And quit this joyless sod,
Bask in the sunshine of the sky,
And be alone with God!
| Scheme | XAXAXBXB XCAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110101 110111 01110101 110111 01111101 11011 011101001 011101 110110111 01111 1001101 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 392 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 07, 2023
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