Analysis of Dust
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
When I went to look at what had long been hidden,
A jewel laid long ago in a secret place,
I trembled, for I thought to see its dark deep fire --
But only a pinch of dust blew up in my face.
I almost gave my life long ago for a thing
That has gone to dust now, stinging my eyes --
It is strange how often a heart must be broken
Before the years can make it wise.
Scheme | ABXB XCAC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111111111110 010110100101 1101111111110 110011111011 11111101101 1111111011 111110011110 01011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 363 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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