Analysis of En Tout Cas

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



WHEN I am glad I need your eyes
To be the stars of Paradise;
Your lips to be the seal of all
The joy life grants, and dreams recall;
Your hand, to lie my hands between
What time we walk the garden green.

But most in grief I need your face
To lean to mine in the desert place;
Your lips to mock the evil years,
To sweeten me my cup of tears,
Your eyes to shine, in cloud's despite,
Your hands to hold mine through the night.


Scheme XXAABB CCXXDD
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 1101110 11110111 0111011 11111101 11110101 11011111 111100101 11110101 11011111 11110101 11111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 420
Words 90
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 162
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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