Analysis of Daughter

Gertrude Stein 1874 (Allegheny) – 1946 (Paris)



Why is the world at peace.
This may astonish you a little but when you realise how
easily Mrs. Charles Bianco sells the work of American
painters to American millionaires you will recognize that
authorities are constrained to be relieved.  Let me tell you a
story.  A painter loved a woman.  A musician did not sing.
A South African loved books.  An American was a woman
and needed help.  Are Americans the same as incubators.
But this is the rest of the story.  He became an authority.


Scheme ABCDEFCGH
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 11010101011111 10010101010110100 10101000111101 0100101110111110 1001010100010111 0110011101001010 010110100011100 11101101010110100
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 486
Words 89
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 383
Words per stanza (avg) 93
Font size:
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 27, 2023

26 sec read
1,777

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein was an American writer of novels, poetry and plays that eschewed the narrative, linear, and temporal conventions of 19th-century literature, and a fervent collector of Modernist art. more…

All Gertrude Stein poems | Gertrude Stein Books

0 fans

Discuss this Gertrude Stein poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Daughter" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/15928/daughter>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    23
    days
    11
    hours
    34
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" is called a _______.
    A simile
    B metaphor
    C personification
    D hyperbole