Analysis of A Boy's Hopes.
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon 1832 – 1879
Dear mother, dry those flowing tears,
They grieve me much to see;
And calm, oh! calm thine anxious fears -
What dost thou dread for me?
'Tis true that tempests wild oft ride
Above the stormy main,
But, then, in Him I will confide
Who doth their bounds ordain.
I go to win renown and fame
Upon the glorious sea;
But still my heart will be the same -
I'll ever turn to thee!
See, yonder wait our gallant crew,
So, weep not, mother dear;
My father was a sailor too -
What hast thou then to fear?
Is it not better I should seek
To win the name he bore,
Than waste my youth in pastimes weak
Upon the tiresome shore?
Then, look not thus so sad and wan,
For yet your son you'll see
Return with wealth and honors won
Upon the glorious sea.
Scheme | xaxabcbc dAdaefef ghghxaxA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 111111 01111101 111111 1111111 010101 11011101 111101 11110101 0101001 11111101 110111 110110101 111101 11010101 111111 11110111 110111 1111011 0101001 11111101 111111 01110101 0101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 714 |
Words | 148 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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