Analysis of Sonnet IV. Out, palsied soul, that dost but tremble ever
Henry Alford 1810 (London) – 1871
Out, palsied soul, that dost but tremble ever
In sight of the bright sunshine;--mine be joy,
And the full heart, and eye that faileth never
In the glad morning:--I am yet a boy;--
I have not wandered from the crystal river
That flowed by me in childhood: my employ
Hath been to take the gift and praise the Giver;
To love the flowers thy heedless steps destroy.
I wonder if the bliss that flows to me
In youth, shall be exhaled and scorched up dry
By the noonday glare of life; I must not lie
For ever in the shade of childhood's tree;
But I must venture forth and make advance
Along the toilèd path of human circumstance.
| Scheme | ABABABABCDDCEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111010 011011111 0011011110 0011011101 11110101010 111101101 11110101010 1101011101 1101011111 0111010111 1011111111 110001111 1111010101 01011111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 618 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 483 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 118 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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