Analysis of Forgotten Master
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
As you gaze beyond the bay
With such wanness in your eyes,
You who have out-stayed your day,
Seeing other stars arise,
Slender though your lifehold be,
Still you dream beside the sea.
We, alas! may live too long,
Know the best part of us die;
Echo of your even-song
Hushes down the darkling sky . . .
But your greatness would be less
If you cherished bitterness.
I am sure you do not care
Though the rabble turn thumbs down;
Their neglect you well can bear,
knowing you have won your crown,
proudly given of your best . . .
Masterlinck, leave God the rest.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEXX FGFGHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 111011 1111111 1010101 101111 1110101 1011111 1011111 1011101 11011 1110111 1110100 1111111 1010111 1011111 1011111 1010111 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 547 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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