Analysis of The Old Man's Funeral
William Cullen Bryant 1794 (Cummington) – 1878 (New York City)
Ye sigh not when the sun, his course fulfilled,
His glorious course, rejoicing earth and sky,
In the soft evening, when the winds are stilled,
Sinks where his islands of departure spread
O'er the warm-colored heaven and ruddy mountain head.
Why weep ye then for him, who, having won
The bound of man's appointed years, at last.
Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labors done,
Serenely to his final rest has passed;
While the soft memory of his virtues yet
Lingers like twilight hues, when the bright sun is set?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011101 11001010101 0011010111 1111010101 10011010010101 1111111101 0111010111 1101011101 01001110111 10110011101 10111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 513 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 202 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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