Analysis of In That Dark Silent Hour
John Freeman 1880 – 1929
In that dark silent hour
When the wind wants power,
And in the black height
The sky wants light,
Stirless and black
In utter lack,
And not a sound
Escapes from that untroubled round:--
To wake then
In the dark, and ache then
Until the dark is gone--
Lonely, yet not alone;
Hearing another's breath
All the quiet beneath,
Knowing one sleeps near
That day held dear
And dreams held dear; but now
In this sharp moment--how
Share the moment's sweetness,
Forgo its completeness,
Nor be alone
Now the dark is grown
Spiritual and deep
More than in dreams and sleep?
O, it is pain, 'tis need
That so will plead
For a little loneliness.
If it be pain to miss
Loved touch, look and lip,
Companionship
Yet is verier pain
Then, then
In that dark silent hour
When the wind wants power,
And you, near or far, sleep,
And your released thoughts toward me creep
While I, imprisoned, awake,
Ache--ache
To be for one
Long, little moment with myself alone.
Scheme | AAbbccdd eexfxxgg hhiiffjj kkixllxe AAjjmmxf |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 0111010 101110 00011 0111 101 0101 0101 01110101 111 001011 010111 101101 100101 101001 10111 1111 011111 011101 101010 011010 1101 10111 100001 110101 111111 1111 1010100 111111 11101 010 1111 11 0111010 101110 011111 010110111 1101001 11 1111 110101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 905 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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