Analysis of To Carry Me Home
In the middle of the storm
you were a beacon,
calling me onward
A lighthouse reaching out
into the fog,
giving me hope
When seas were rough
and days long,
you kept my tiller straight
Setting my course anew
toward a promised harbor,
just beyond the waves
With salvation waiting
past the rocky shoals,
and dangerous seas
I hoist every sail
against your heavenly wind,
—to carry me home
(For Ed Hudak: July 3rd, 2013)
| Scheme | XXA XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0010101 10010 10110 01101 0101 1011 1101 011 111101 101101 0101010 10101 101010 10101 01001 111001 0111001 11011 111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 413 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
Font size:
22 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"To Carry Me Home" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/45071/to-carry-me-home>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In