Analysis of Sonnet -Written in Keats

Thomas Hood 1799 (London) – 1845 (London)



I saw pale Dian, sitting by the brink
Of silver falls, the overflow of fountains
From cloudy steeps; and I grew sad to think
Endymion's foot was silent on those mountains.
And he but a hush'd name, that Silence keeps
In dear remembrance,—lonely, and forlorn,
Singing it to herself until she weeps
Tears, that perchance still glisten in the morn:—
And as I mused, in dull imaginings,
There came a flash of garments, and I knew
The awful Muse by her harmonious wings
Charming the air to music as she flew—
Anon there rose an echo through the vale
Gave back Enydmion in a dreamlike tale.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1111010101 1101010110 1101011111 111101110 0110111101 0101010001 1011010111 1101110001 0111011 1101110011 01011001001 1001110111 111110101 1110011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 598
Words 110
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 460
Words per stanza (avg) 106
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood was a British humorist and poet. His son, Tom Hood, became a well known playwright and editor. more…

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