Analysis of The Stream Is Flowing From The West
Henry Timrod 1828 (Charleston) – 1867 (Columbia)
The stream is flowing from the west;
As if it poured from yonder skies,
It wears upon its rippling breast
The sunset's golden dyes;
And bearing onward to the sea,
'T will clasp the isle that holdeth thee.
I dip my hand within the wave;
Ah! how impressionless and cold!
I touch it with my lip, and lave
My forehead in the gold.
It is a trivial thought, but sweet,
Perhaps the wave will kiss thy feet.
Alas! I leave no trace behind --
As little on the senseless stream
As on thy heart, or on thy mind;
Which was the simpler dream,
To win that warm, wild love of thine,
Or make the water whisper mine?
Dear stream! some moons must wax and wane
Ere I again shall cross thy tide,
And then, perhaps, a viewless chain
Will drag me to her side,
To love with all my spirit's scope,
To wish, do everything but -- hope.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII JKJKLL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110101 11111101 110111001 01101 01010101 11101111 11110101 11101 11111101 110001 110100111 01011111 01111101 11010101 11111111 1101001 11111111 11010101 11111101 11011111 0101011 111101 11111101 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 793 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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