Analysis of A Night Thought
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
Lo! where the Moon along the sky
Sails with her happy destiny;
Oft is she hid from mortal eye
Or dimly seen,
But when the clouds asunder fly
How bright her mien!
Far different we--a froward race,
Thousands though rich in Fortune's grace
With cherished sullenness of pace
Their way pursue,
Ingrates who wear a smileless face
The whole year through.
If kindred humours e'er would make
My spirit droop for drooping's sake,
From Fancy following in thy wake,
Bright ship of heaven!
A counter impulse let me take
And be forgiven.
| Scheme | AXABAB CCCDCD EEEFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 11010100 11111101 1101 11010101 1101 11001011 10110101 110111 1101 111011 0111 11011011 1101111 110100011 11110 01010111 01010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 515 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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