Analysis of Song IV
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
I HEAR the waves to-night
Piteously calling, calling
Though the light
Of the kind moon is falling,
Like kisses, on the sea
That calls for sunshine, dear, as my soul calls for thee.
I see the sea lie gray
Wrinkling her brows in sorrow,
Hear her say:--
'Bright love of yesterday, return to-morrow,
Sun, I am thine, am thine!'
Oh sea, thy love will come again, but what of mine?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 11010 101 1011110 110101 11111111111 110111 10001010 101 1111001110 111111 111111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 372 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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