Analysis of The Ghost
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
NOW that the curtains are drawn close
Now that the fire burns low,
And on her narrow bed the rose
Is stark laid out in snow;
Now that the wind of winter blows
Bid my heart say if still it knows
The step it used to know.
I hear the silken gown you wear
Sweep on the gallery floor,
Your step comes up the wide, dark stair
And pauses at my door.
My heart with the old hope flowers fair--
That shrivels to the old despair,
For you come in no more!
Scheme | XABABBA CDCDCCD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 1101011 01010101 111101 11011101 11111111 011111 11010111 1101001 11110111 010111 111011101 1110101 111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 451 |
Words | 94 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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