Analysis of Life Surveyed
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 (Chelsea) – 1838 (Cape Coast)
Not in a close and bounded atmosphere
Does life put forth its noblest and its best;
'Tis from the mountain's top that we look forth,
And see how small the world is at our feet.
There the free winds sweep with unfettered wing;
There the sun rises first, and flings the last,
The purple glories of the summer eve;
There does the eagle build his mighty nest;
And there the snow stains not its purity.
When we descend, the vapour gathers round,
And the path narrows : small and worthless things
Obstruct our way; and, in ourselves, we feel
The strong compulsion of their influence.
We grow like those with whom we daily blend :
To yield is to resemble.
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Metre | 100101010 1111110011 1101011111 01110111101 1011110101 1011010101 0101010101 1101011101 0101111100 110101101 0011010101 011010000111 0101011100 1111111101 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 509 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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