Analysis of Tell me why
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
TELL me why, behind thee,
I see always the shadow of another lover?
Is it real
Or is this the thrice-damned memory of a better happiness?
Plague on him if he be dead
Plague on him if he be alive
A swinish numbskull
To intrude his shade
Always between me and my peace.
| Scheme | ABCDEFCGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 11101101010 111 1110111001010100 1111111 11111101 011 10111 1011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 275 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 209 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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