Analysis of A Vision of Rest

Alexander Posey 1873 (Eufaula, Creek Nation, Indian Territory) – 1908 (Oklahoma)



Some day this quest
       Shall cease;
          Some day,
          For aye,
    This heart shall rest
      In peace.
Sometimes—ofttimes—I almost feel
The calm upon my senses steal,
So soft, and all but hear
The dead leaves rustle near
And sign to be
At rest with me.
Though I behold
  The ashen branches tossing to and fro,
  Somehow I only vaguely know
The wind is rude and cold.


Scheme ABCDABEEFGHHIJJI
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 11 11 11 1111 01 011111 01011101 110111 011101 0111 1111 1101 0101010101 1110101 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 373
Words 65
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 268
Words per stanza (avg) 65
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Submitted by halel on July 13, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alexander Posey

Alexander Lawrence Posey was an American poet, humorist, journalist, and politician in the Creek Nation. He founded the Eufaula Indian Journal in 1901, the first Native American daily newspaper. more…

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