Analysis of Composed By The Sea-Side, Near Calais, August 1802
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
FAIR Star of evening, Splendour of the west,
Star of my Country!--on the horizon's brink
Thou hangest, stooping, as might seem, to sink
On England's bosom; yet well pleased to rest,
Meanwhile, and be to her a glorious crest
Conspicuous to the Nations. Thou, I think,
Should'st be my Country's emblem; and should'st wink,
Bright Star! with laughter on her banners, drest
In thy fresh beauty. There! that dusky spot
Beneath thee, that is England; there she lies.
Blessings be on you both! one hope, one lot,
One life, one glory!--I, with many a fear
For my dear Country, many heartfelt sighs,
Among men who do not love her, linger here.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101101 11110100101 111011111 1101011111 1011001001 01001010111 111110100111 1111010101 011101111 0111110111 1011111111 11110111001 111101011 01111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 484 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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