Analysis of Absence
Amy Lowell 1874 (Brookline) – 1925 (Brookline)
My cup is empty to-night,
Cold and dry are its sides,
Chilled by the wind from the open window.
Empty and void, it sparkles white in the moonlight.
The room is filled with the strange scent
Of wistaria blossoms.
They sway in the moon's radiance
And tap against the wall.
But the cup of my heart is still,
And cold, and empty.
When you come, it brims
Red and trembling with blood,
Heart's blood for your drinking;
To fill your mouth with love
And the bitter-sweet taste of a soul.
Scheme | ABXAXXXXXX BXXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111011 101111 1101101010 10011101001 01111011 1110 11001100 010101 10111111 01010 11111 1010011 111110 111111 001011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 92 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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