Analysis of Silence
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
So silent is the world to-night
The lamp gives silence out like light,
The latticed windows open wide
Show silence, like the night, outside:
The nightingale's faint song draws near
Like musical silence to mine ear.
The empty house calls not to me,
'Here, but for fate, were thou and she--'
Its gibe for once is checked. To-night
Silence is queen in grief's despite,
And even the longing of my soul
Is silent 'neath this hour's control.
Scheme | AABBXX CCAADD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 01110111 0110101 11010111 011111 110010111 01011111 11110101 11111111 10110101 010010111 110111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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