Analysis of The Rower's Chant
Thomas Sturge Moore 1870 – 1944
ROW till the land dip 'neath
The sea from view.
Row till a land peep up,
A home for you.
Row till the mast sing songs
Welcome and sweet,
Row till the waves, outstripped,
Give up, dead beat.
Row till the sea-nymphs rise
To ask you why
Rowing you tarry not
To hear them sigh.
Row till the stars grow bright
Like certain eyes.
Row till the noon be high
As hopes you prize.
Row till you harbour in
All longing's port.
Row till you find all things
For which you sought.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB CDXD XCDC XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Tetractys (40%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 110111 0111 110111 0111 110111 1001 110101 1111 110111 1111 101101 1111 110111 1101 110111 1111 111100 111 111111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 468 |
Words | 94 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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