Analysis of In Memoriam, A. M. W.
(For a Solemn Music)
Out of a silence
The voice of music speaks.
When words have no more power,
When tears can tell no more,
The heart of all regret
Is uttered by a falling wave
Of melody.
No more, no more
The voice that gathered us
Shall hush us with deep joy;
But in this hush,
Out of its silence,
In the awaking of music,
It shall return.
For music can renew
Its gladness and communion,
Until we also sink,
Where sinks the voice of music,
Into a silence.
Scheme | A BX XCXXX CXXXBAX XXXAB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101010 11010 011101 1111110 111111 011101 11010101 1100 1111 011101 111111 1011 11110 001110 1101 110101 110010 011101 1101110 01010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 470 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 5, 7, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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