Analysis of Doubt
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
My soul lives in my body's house,
And you have both the house and her --
But sometimes she is less your own
Than a wild, gay adventurer;
A restless and an eager wraith,
How can I tell what she will do --
Oh, I am sure of my body's faith,
But what if my soul broke faith with you?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101101 01110100 10111111 10110100 01001101 11111111 111111101 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 284 |
Words | 62 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 207 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 15, 2023
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