Analysis of Crosses And Troubles
William Ernest Henley 1849 (Gloucester) – 1903 (Woking)
Crosses and troubles a-many have proved me.
One or two women (God bless them) have loved me.
I have worked and dreamed, and I’ve talked at will.
Of art and drink I have had my fill.
I’ve comforted here, and I succoured there.
I’ve faced my foes, and I backed my friends.
I’ve blundered, and sometimes made amends.
I’ve prayed for light, and I’ve known despair.
Now I look before, as I look behind,
Come storm, come shine, whatever befall,
With a grateful heart and a constant mind,
For the end I know is the best of all.
| Scheme | AABBCDDCEFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10010010111 11110111111 1110101111 110111111 110010111 111101111 110001101 111101101 1110111101 11111001 1010100101 1011110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 529 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 394 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 98 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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