Analysis of Evening Star

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 (Boston) – 1849 (Baltimore)



'Twas noontide of summer,
                And mid-time of night;
              And stars, in their orbits,
                Shone pale, thro' the light
              Of the brighter, cold moon,
                'Mid planets her slaves,
              Herself in the Heavens,
                Her beam on the waves.
                  I gazed awhile
                  On her cold smile;
              Too cold- too cold for me-
                There pass'd, as a shroud,
                A fleecy cloud,
              And I turned away to thee,
                Proud Evening Star,
                In thy glory afar,
              And dearer thy beam shall be;
                For joy to my heart
                Is the proud part
              Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
                And more I admire
                Thy distant fire,
              Than that colder, lowly light.


Scheme ABCBDEFEGGHIIHJJHKKBLAB
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 01111 010110 11101 101011 11001 010010 01101 1101 1011 111111 11101 0101 0110111 1101 011001 0101111 11111 1011 1101011 01101 11010 1110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 868
Words 105
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 411
Words per stanza (avg) 103
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. more…

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