Analysis of A Dialouge

Alice Duer Miller 1874 (New York) – 1942 (New York)



HE: I am in trouble, give me your advice.
SHE: No, for I'm sure 'twould not be carried out.
HE: It shall, I swear it shall, at any price.
SHE:If that's agreed, what is this all about?
HE:How can I win a woman who is fair
And cold?
SHE:Be colder.
HE:But she's proud as well.
SHE:Be prouder.
HE:But she does not seem to care,
Nor notice when I'm near.
SHE:How can you tell
Whether she does or not, until you've tried
Not being near? Avoid her, let her see
The change, and should chance place you at her side,
Be colder, prouder, civiler than she.
HE: But if she cares...
SHE: Then it will break her heart,
Which will be easier won.
HE: 'Tis too severe
On me: I could not.
SHE:Then you'd better part.
HE:Is this your counsel? Well, good-by, my dear.
SHE:Stay, there's one thing to do before you go.
HE: What?
SHE:lf you really love her, tell her so.
Perhaps you'll find her kinder than you know.


Scheme ABABCDEFECGFHIHIJKLGMKGNONN
Poetic Form
Metre 11101011101 11111111101 11111111101 1101111101 1111010111 01 110 11111 110 1111111 110111 1111 1011110111 1101010101 0101111101 11010111 11111 1111101 1111001 11101 11111 11101 1111011111 1111110111 11 111010101 0111010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 874
Words 183
Sentences 22
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 27
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 653
Words per stanza (avg) 170
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Alice Duer Miller

Alice Duer Miller was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel The White Cliffs encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays. more…

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