Analysis of Other Men
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
When I talk with other men
I always think of you --
Your words are keener than their words,
And they are gentler, too.
When I look at other men,
I wish your face were there,
With its gray eyes and dark skin
And tossed black hair.
When I think of other men,
Dreaming alone by day,
The thought of you like a strong wind
Blows the dreams away.
Scheme | ABXB ACXC ADXD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111101 11111 11110111 011101 1111101 111101 1111011 0111 1111101 100111 01111011 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 343 |
Words | 71 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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