Analysis of How Sleep the Brave
Walter de la Mare 1873 (Charlton, London) – 1956 (Twickenham)
Nay, nay, sweet England, do not grieve!
Not one of these poor men who died
But did within his soul believe
That death for thee was glorified.
Ever they watched it hovering near
That mystery 'yond thought to plumb,
Perchance sometimes in loathèd fear
They heard cold Danger whisper, Come! --
Heard and obeyed. O, if thou weep
Such courage and honour, beauty, care,
Be it for joy that those who sleep
Only thy joy could share.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 11110111 11111111 11011101 1111110 101111001 11001111 01010111 11110101 10011111 11001101 11111111 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 433 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 16, 2023
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