Analysis of The Temple
Between the erect and solemn trees
I will go down upon my knees;
I shall not find this day
So meet a place to pray.
Haply the beauty of this place
May work in me an answering grace,
The stillness of the air
Be echoed in my prayer.
The worshipping trees arise and run,
With never a swerve, towards the sun;
So may my soul's desire
Turn to its central fire.
With single aim they seek the light,
And scarce a twig in all their height
Breaks out until the head
In glory is outspread.
How strong each pillared trunk; the bark
That covers them, how smooth; and hark,
The sweet and gentle voice
With which the leaves rejoice!
May a like strength and sweetness fill
Desire, and thought, and steadfast will,
When I remember these
Fair sacramental trees!
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGXB HHII JJAA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 010010101 11110111 111111 110111 1010111 110111001 010101 110011 010010101 110010101 1111010 1111010 11011101 01010111 110101 01011 11110101 11011101 010101 110101 10110101 01001011 110101 110001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 738 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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