Analysis of The Dark Forest

Edward Thomas 1878 (London Borough of Lambeth) – 1917 (Pas-de-Calais)



Dark is the forest and deep, and overhead
Hang stars like seeds of light
In vain, though not since they were sown was bred
Anything more bright.

And evermore mighty multitudes ride
About, nor enter in;
Of the other multitudes that dwell inside
Never yet was one seen.

The forest foxglove is purple, the marguerite
Outside is gold and white,
Nor can those that pluck either blossom greet
The others, day or night.


Scheme ABAB CXCX DBDB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11010010101 111111 0111110111 1011 01010101 011100 1010101101 101111 0101110001 111101 1111110101 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 409
Words 75
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 29, 2023

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Edward Thomas

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