Analysis of Walking in the sky,
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
Walking in the sky,
A man in strange black garb
Encountered a radiant form.
Then his steps were eager;
Bowed he devoutly.
"My Lord," said he.
But the spirit knew him not.
| Scheme | ABCDEEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10001 010111 01001001 111010 11010 1111 1010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 178 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 19, 2023
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