Analysis of The Stars Are With The Voyager

Thomas Hood 1799 (London) – 1845 (London)



The stars are with the voyager
Wherever he may sail;
The moon is constant to her time;
The sun will never fail;
But follow, follow round the world,
The green earth and the sea,
So love is with the lover's heart,
Wherever he may be.
Wherever he may be, the stars
Must daily lose their light;
The moon will veil her in the shade;
The sun will set at night.
The sun may set, but constant love
Will shine when he's away;
So that dull night is never night,
And day is brighter day.


Scheme ABCBDEFEGHIHJKHK
Poetic Form
Metre 01110100 010111 01110101 011101 11010101 011001 11110101 010111 01011101 110111 01110001 011111 01111101 111101 11111101 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 484
Words 96
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 365
Words per stanza (avg) 94
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 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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