Analysis of In Memoriam. - Harriet Allen Ely,



Died at Providence, Rhode Island, April 27th, 1862, aged 7 years and 2 months.

Seven blest years our darling daughter,
We have held thee to our hearts,
Every season growing dearer;
We have held thee near and nearer,
Never dreaming thus to part.

Seven brief years--our only daughter--
Sweet has been the parent rule,
Infant watch by cradle nightly,
'Till we saw thy footsteps lightly
Tripping joyously to school.

Germ of promise,--bud of beauty,
To our tenderest nurture given,
Not for our too dim beholding
Was thy fair and full unfolding;
That perfection is in Heaven.

Earth no license had to harm thee,
Time no power to touch thy bloom,
Holy is our faith to meet thee,
Glorious is our trust to greet thee
Far beyond the conquering tomb.


Scheme X AXAAX ABCCB CDEED CFCCF
Poetic Form
Metre 1110011010111101 1011101010 11111101 100101010 11111010 1010111 1011101010 1110101 10111010 1111110 10111 11101110 11011010 111011010 11101010 10101010 11101111 11101111 101101111 1001101111 10101001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 733
Words 135
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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