Analysis of Calais, August 15, 1802
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
FESTIVALS have I seen that were not names:
This is young Buonaparte's natal day,
And his is henceforth an established sway-
Consul for life. With worship France proclaims
Her approbation, and with pomps and games.
Heaven grant that other Cities may be gay!
Calais is not: and I have bent my way
To the sea-coast, noting that each man frames
His business as he likes. Far other show
My youth here witnessed, in a prouder time;
The senselessness of joy was then sublime!
Happy is he, who, caring not for Pope,
Consul, or King, can sound himself to know
The destiny of Man, and live in hope.
| Scheme | ABBAABBACDDECE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001111011 1111101 0111110101 1011110101 001001101 10111010111 0111011111 1011101111 1101111101 1111000101 01111101 1011110111 1011110111 0100110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 584 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 460 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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