Analysis of On the Field of Kulicovo
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok 1880 (Saint Petersburg) – 1921
The river stretched. It flows, idly grieves,
And washes both banks.
In steppe, above light clay of cliffs
Rinks mourn in ranks.
O Russia! Dear wife! With clearness and pain
We see the lengthy way!
It sent an arrow of ancient Tartar reign -
In breast it lay.
The way through steppes and an incessant plight,
Through your, o Russia, lot!
And alien dark and dark of night
I fear not.
Let be the night. We'll ride and light in gloom
Camp-fires late.
The holy flag will flash in fume,
And Khan's steel blade ...
And endless battle! We only dream of peace
Through blood and dust ...
The mare of steppes flies on and flees,
And tramples the grass ...
There's no end! The miles and cliffs flash past
Stop crazy flood!
The frightened clouds go fast,
Sun sets in blood!
Sun sets in blood! Blood streams from heart away!
O cry, my heart ...
There's no peace! Through steppe the bay
Prolongs the flight!
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE FXFX XXXX GHGH CXCD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (57%) |
Metre | 010111101 01011 01011111 1101 110111101 110101 11110110101 0111 0111010101 111101 010010111 111 1101110101 1101 01011101 0111 01010110111 1101 01111101 01001 111010111 1101 010111 1101 1101111101 1111 1111101 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 917 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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