Analysis of Montserrat

Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945



Peace waits among the hills;
I have drunk peace,
Here, where the blue air fills
The great cup of the hills,
And fills with peace.

Between the earth and sky,
I have seen the earth
Like a dark cloud go by,
And fade out of the sky;
There was no more earth.

Here, where the Holy Graal
Brought secret light
Once, from beyond the veil,
I, seeing no Holy Graal,
See divine light.

Light fills the hills with God,
Wind with his breath,
And here, in his abode,
Light, wind, and air praise God,
And this poor breath.


Scheme ABAAB CDCCD EFEEF GHXGH
Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 110101 1111 110111 011101 0111 010101 11101 101111 011101 11111 110101 1101 110101 1101101 1011 110111 1111 010101 110111 0111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 494
Words 100
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. more…

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