Analysis of Sonnet Reversed

Rupert Brooke 1887 (Rugby) – 1915 (Aegean Sea)



Hand trembling towards hand; the amazing lights
Of heart and eye. They stood on supreme heights.

Ah, the delirious weeks of honeymoon!
Soon they returned, and, after strange adventures,
Settled at Balham by the end of June.
Their money was in Can. Pacs. B. Debentures,
And in Antofagastas. Still he went
Cityward daily; still she did abide
At home. And both were really quite content
With work and social pleasures. Then they died.
They left three children (besides George, who drank):
The eldest Jane, who married Mr Bell,
William, the head-clerk in the County Bank,
And Henry, a stock-broker, doing well.


Scheme AA BCBCDEDEFGFG
Poetic Form
Metre 110001100101 1101111011 1001001110 11010101010 101110111 11010111010 001111 11011101 1101010110 1101010111 1111001111 0101110101 1001100101 0100110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 614
Words 103
Sentences 13
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 2, 12
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 238
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Rupert Brooke

Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". more…

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