Analysis of In Neglect

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



They leave us so to the way we took, As two in whom them were proved mistaken, That we sit sometimes in the wayside nook, With michievous, vagrant, seraphic look, And try if we cannot feel forsaken.


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 11111011111011010101110100111110110111101010
Characters 206
Words 39
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 155
Words per line (avg) 37
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 30, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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