Analysis of Obligation
Amy Lowell 1874 (Brookline) – 1925 (Brookline)
Hold your apron wide
That I may pour my gifts into it,
So that scarcely shall your two arms hinder them
From falling to the ground.
I would pour them upon you
And cover you,
For greatly do I feel this need
Of giving you something,
Even these poor things.
Dearest of my Heart!
| Scheme | XXXX AAXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) |
| Metre | 11101 111111011 11101111101 110101 1111011 0101 11011111 110110 10111 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 274 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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