Analysis of Composed During a Storm
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
One who was suffering tumult in his soul,
Yet failed to seek the sure relief of prayer,
Went forth--his course surrendering to the care
Of the fierce wind, while mid-day lightnings prowl
Insidiously, untimely thunders growl;
While trees, dim-seen, in frenzied numbers, tear
The lingering remnant of their yellow hair,
And shivering wolves, surprised with darkness, howl
As if the sun were not. He raised his eye
Soul-smitten; for, that instant, did appear
Large space ('mid dreadful clouds) of purest sky,
An azure disc--shield of Tranquillity;
Invisible, unlooked-for, minister
Of providential goodness ever nigh!
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Metre | 11110010011 1111010111 11110100101 1011111101 1010101 1111010101 01001011101 01001011101 1101011111 1101110101 1111011101 1101111 010011100 101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 490 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 94 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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