Analysis of Sonnet XXXIX. To Night. From The Same.
Charlotte Smith 1749 (London) – 1806 (Tilford, Surrey)
I LOVE thee, mournful, sober-suited Night!
When the faint moon, yet lingering in her wane,
And veil'd in clouds, with pale uncertain light
Hangs o'er the waters of the restless main.
In deep depression sunk, the enfeebled mind
Will to the deaf cold elements complain,
And tell the embosom'd grief, however vain,
To sullen surges and the viewless wind.
Though no repose on thy dark breast I find,
I still enjoy thee--cheerless as thou art;
For in thy quiet gloom the exhausted heart
Is calm, though wretched; hopeless, yet resigned.
While to the winds and waves its sorrows given,
May reach--though lost on earth--the ear of Heaven!
Scheme | ABABCBBCCDDCEE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 10111100001 0101110101 11001010101 01010100101 1101110001 01011101 110100011 1101111111 110111111 10110100101 1111010101 11010111010 11111101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 627 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 495 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
- 33 sec read
- 256 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Sonnet XXXIX. To Night. From The Same." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/5659/sonnet-xxxix.-to-night.-from-the-same.>.
Discuss this Charlotte Smith 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