Analysis of On Journeys Through The States
Walt Whitman 1819 (West Hills) – 1892 (Camden)
ON journeys through the States we start,
(Ay, through the world--urged by these songs,
Sailing henceforth to every land--to every sea;)
We, willing learners of all, teachers of all, and lovers of all.
We have watch'd the seasons dispensing themselves, and passing on,
We have said, Why should not a man or woman do as much as the
seasons, and effuse as much?
We dwell a while in every city and town;
We pass through Kanada, the north-east, the vast valley of the
Mississippi, and the Southern States;
We confer on equal terms with each of The States,
We make trial of ourselves, and invite men and women to hear; 10
We say to ourselves, Remember, fear not, be candid, promulge the body
and the Soul;
Dwell a while and pass on--Be copious, temperate, chaste, magnetic,
And what you effuse may then return as the seasons return,
And may be just as much as the seasons.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 11011111 10111100111001 1101011101101011 111010010010101 1111110111011110 100111 110101001001 1111011011010 01000101 101110111101 11101001001101011 111001010111101010 001 1010111100101010 01111101101001 0111111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 932 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 10 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 223 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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