Analysis of From Far, From Eve and Morning
Alfred Edward Housman 1859 – 1936
From far, from eve and morning
And yon twelve-winded sky,
The stuff of life to knit me
Blew hither: here am I.
Now-- for a breath I tarry
Nor yet disperse apart--
Take my hand quick and tell me,
What have you in your heart.
Speak now, and I will answer;
How shall I help you, say;
Ere to the wind's twelve quarters
I take my endless way.
| Scheme | XABA BCBC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111010 011101 0111111 110111 1101110 110101 1111011 111011 1101110 111111 1101110 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 345 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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