Analysis of Finis

Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)



Now it's over, and now it's done;
Why does everything look the same?
Just as bright, the unheeding sun, --
Can't it see that the parting came?
People hurry and work and swear,
Laugh and grumble and die and wed,
Ponder what they will eat and wear, --
Don't they know that our love is dead?

Just as busy, the crowded street;
Cars and wagons go rolling on,
Children chuckle, and lovers meet, --
Don't they know that our love is gone?
No one pauses to pay a tear;
None walks slow, for the love that's through, --
I might mention, my recent dear,
I've reverted to normal, too.


Scheme ABABCDCD EXEXCFXF
Poetic Form
Metre 11100111 1110101 111011 11110101 10100101 10100101 10111101 111110111 11100101 10101101 10100101 111110111 11101101 11110111 11101101 10101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 579
Words 111
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 213
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 29, 2023

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Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. more…

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