Analysis of The Mighty Must
William Schwenck Gilbert 1836 – 1911
Come mighty Must!
Inevitable Shall!
In thee I trust.
Time weaves my coronal!
Go mocking Is!
Go disappointing Was!
That I am this
Ye are the cursed cause!
Yet humble Second shall be First,
I ween;
And dead and buried be the curst
Has Been!
Oh weak Might Be!
Oh May, Might, Could, Would, Should!
How powerless ye
For evil or for good!
In every sense
Your moods I cheerless call,
Whate'er your tense
Ye are Imperfect, all!
Ye have deceived the trust I've shown
In ye!
Away! The Mighty Must alone
Shall be!
Scheme | ABABXCXCXDAD EFEFGHGHDEDE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 010001 0111 1111 1101 10101 1111 11011 11010111 11 01010101 11 1111 111111 11001 110111 01001 11111 1011 110101 11010111 01 01010101 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 488 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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