Analysis of Peace on Earth
William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)
The Archer is wake!
The Swan is flying!
Gold against blue
An Arrow is lying.
There is hunting in heaven--
Sleep safe till tomorrow.
The Bears are abroad!
The Eagle is screaming!
Gold against blue
Their eyes are gleaming!
Sleep!
Sleep safe till tomorrow.
The Sisters lie
With their arms intertwining;
Gold against blue
Their hair is shining!
The Serpent writhes!
Orion is listening!
Gold against blue
His sword is glistening!
Sleep!
There is hunting in heaven--
Sleep safe till tomorrow.
| Scheme | xaBaCD xaBaED xaBaxaBaECD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011 01110 1011 110110 1110010 11101 01101 010110 1011 11110 1 11101 0101 111100 1011 11110 0101 0101100 1011 111100 1 1110010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 492 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 11 |
| Lines Amount | 23 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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