Analysis of Noah

Siegfried Sassoon

1886 · Matfield   –   1967 · Heytesbury


When old Noah stared across the floods,
Sky and water melted into one
Looking-glass of shifting tides and sun.

Mountain-tops were few: the ship was foul:
All the morn old Noah marvelled greatly
At this weltering world that shone so stately,
Drowning deep the rivers and the plains.
Through the stillness came a rippling breeze;
Noah sighed, remembering the green trees.

Clear along the morning stooped a bird,—
Lit beside him with a blossomed sprig.
Earth was saved; and Noah danced a jig.


Scheme XAA XBBXCC XDD
Poetic Form
Metre 111010101 101010011 101110101 101010111 101110110 111111110 101010001 1010101001 1010100011 101010101 101110101 111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 497
Words 86
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 6, 3
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 130
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC was an eminent English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. He later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography, collectively known as the "Sherston trilogy". more…

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