Analysis of Wirkung in der Ferne
Arthur Hugh Clough 1819 (Liverpool) – 1861 (Florence)
When the dews are earliest falling,
When the evening glen is grey,
Ere thou lookest, ere thou speakest,
My beloved,
I depart, and I return to thee;
Return, return, return.
Dost thou watch me while I traverse
Haunts of men, beneath the sun,
Dost thou list while I bespeak them
With a voice whose cheer is thine?
O my brothers! men, my brothers,
You are mine, and I am yours;
I am yours to cheer and succour,
I am yours for hope and aid
Lo, my hand to raise and stay you,
Lo, my arm to guard and keep,
My voice to rouse and warn you,
And my heart to warm and calm:
My heart to lend the life it owes
To her that is not here,
In the power of her that dwelleth
Where you know not, no, nor guess not,
Whom you see not; unto whom,
Ere the evening star hath sunken,
Ere the glow-worm lights its lamp,
Ere the wearied workman slumbers,
I return, return, return.
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Metre | 101110010 1010111 111111 101 101010111 010101 11111110 1110101 11111011 1011111 11101110 1110111 1111101 1111101 11111011 1111101 1111011 0111101 11110111 101111 00101011 11111111 1111101 10101110 1011111 1010101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 829 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 21 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 323 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 85 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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