Analysis of Because
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
Oh, because you never tried
To bow my will or break my pride,
And nothing of the cave-man made
You want to keep me half afraid,
Nor ever with a conquering air
You thought to draw me unaware --
Take me, for I love you more
Than I ever loved before.
And since the body's maidenhood
Alone were neither rare nor good
Unless with it I gave to you
A spirit still untrammeled, too,
Take my dreams and take my mind
That were masterless as wind;
And "Master!" I shall say to you
Since you never asked me to.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101 11111111 01010111 11111101 110101001 1111101 1111111 1110101 010101 01010111 01111111 01010101 1110111 10111 01011111 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 491 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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