Analysis of Hymn

Charles Baudelaire 1821 (Paris) – 1867 (Paris)



To the too-dear, to the too-beautiful,
who fills my heart with clarity,
to the angel, to the immortal idol,
All hail, in immortality!
She flows through my reality,
air, mixed with the salt sea-swell:
into my soul’s ecstasy,
pours the essence of the eternal;
Ever-fresh sachet, that scents
the dear corner’s atmospheric light,
hidden smoke, of the burning censer,
in the secret paths of night.
How, incorruptible love,
to express your endless verities?
Grain of musk, unseen, above,
in the depths of my infinities!
To the too-dear, to the too-beautiful,
who is my joy and sanity,
to the angel, to the immortal idol,
All hail in immortality!


Scheme AbABbcbadefeghgdAbAB
Poetic Form Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1011101100 11111100 10101001010 1100100 111110 1110111 0111100 101010010 1010111 01100101 101101010 0010111 111 101110100 1110101 001111 1011101100 11110100 10101001010 1100100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 632
Words 109
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 495
Words per stanza (avg) 107
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Charles Baudelaire

Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. more…

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