Analysis of Logos

Aleister Crowley 1875 (Leamington Spa) – 1947 (Hastings)



Out of the night forth flamed a star -mine own!
Now seventy light-years nearer as I urge
Constant my heart through the abyss unknown,
Its glory my sole guide while space surge
About me. Seventy light-yaers! As I near
That gate of light that men call death, its cold
Pale gleam begins to pulse, a throbbing sphere,
Systole and diastole of eager gold,
New life immortal, wartmth of passion bleed
Till night's black velvet burn to crimson. Hark!
It is thy voice, Thy word, the secret seed
Of rapture that admonishes the dark.
Swift! By necessity most righteous drawn,
Hermes, authentic augur of the dawn!


Scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Poetic Form Shakespearean sonnet 
Metre 1101110111 11001110111 1011100101 110111111 01110011111 1111111111 1101110101 100101101 1101011101 1111011101 1111110101 1101010001 1101001101 1001010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 596
Words 107
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 475
Words per stanza (avg) 105
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, and mountaineer. more…

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