Analysis of Mortality
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
O Nicias, not for us alone
Was laughing Eros born,
Nor shines alone for us the moon,
Nor burns the ruddy morn;
Alas! to-morrow lies not in the ken
Of us who are, O Nicias, mortal men!
| Scheme | ABCBDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain Sestet |
| Metre | 1111101 110101 11011101 110101 0111011001 111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 186 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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