Analysis of Fragment: Great Spirit
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 (Horsham) – 1822 (Lerici)
Great Spirit whom the sea of boundless thought
Nurtures within its unimagined caves,
In which thou sittest sole, as in my mind,
Giving a voice to its mysterious waves--
| Scheme | ABCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain Simple 4-line |
| Metre | 1101011101 100110101 011111011 10011101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 173 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 9 sec read
- 44 Views
8 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Fragment: Great Spirit" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/29085/fragment%3A-great-spirit>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Percy Bysshe Shelley poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In