Analysis of Star of the east
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
Star of the East, that long ago
Brought wise men on their way
Where, angels singing to and fro,
The Child of Bethlehem lay--
Above that Syrian hill afar
Thou shinest out to-night, O Star!
Star of the East, the night were drear
But for the tender grace
That with thy glory comes to cheer
Earth's loneliest, darkest place;
For by that charity we see
Where there is hope for all and me.
Star of the East! show us the way
In wisdom undefiled
To seek that manger out and lay
Our gifts before the child--
To bring our hearts and offer them
Unto our King in Bethlehem!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 111111 11010101 011101 011100101 1111111 11010101 110101 11110111 11101 11110011 11111101 11011101 0101 11110101 1010101 111010101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 558 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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