Analysis of Captivity.
Samuel Rogers 1763 (Newington Green) – 1855
Caged in old woods, whose reverend echoes wake
When the hern screams along the distant lake,
Her little heart oft flutters to be free,
Oft sighs to turn the unrelenting key.
In vain! the nurse that rusted relic wears,
Nor mov'd by gold--nor to be mov'd by tears;
And terraced walls their black reflection throw
On the green-mantled moat that sleeps below.
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111100101 1011010101 0101110111 111100101 0101110101 1111111111 0101110101 101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 281 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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