Analysis of With ships the sea was sprinkled
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
WITH ships the sea was sprinkled far and nigh,
Like stars in heaven, and joyously it showed;
Some lying fast at anchor in the road,
Some veering up and down, one knew not why.
A goodly vessel did I then espy
Come like a giant from a haven broad;
And lustily along the bay she strode,
Her tackling rich, and of apparel high.
The ship was nought to me, nor I to her,
Yet I pursued her with a lover's look;
This ship to all the rest did I prefer:
When will she turn, and whither? She will brook
No tarrying; where she comes the winds must stir:
On went she, and due north her journey took.
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Metre | 1101110101 110100111 1101110001 1101011111 0101011110 1101010101 01010111 0101010101 0111111110 1101010101 1111011101 1111010111 111110111 1110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 449 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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