Analysis of Addressed To Haydon
John Keats 1795 (Moorgate) – 1821 (Rome)
High-mindedness, a jealousy for good,
A loving-kindness for the great man's fame,
Dwells here and there with people of no name,
In noisome alley, and in pathless wood:
And where we think the truth least understood,
Oft may be found a "singleness of aim,"
That ought to frighten into hooded shame
A money-mongering, pitiable brood.
How glorious this affection for the cause
Of steadfast genius, toiling gallantly!
What when a stout unbending champion awes
Envy and malice to their native sty?
Unnumbered souls breathe out a still applause,
Proud to behold him in his country's eye.
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Metre | 1100010011 0101010111 1101110111 01100011 011101101 11110111 1111001101 01010010001 11001010101 111010100 1101101001 1001011101 11110101 1101101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 575 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 463 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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