Analysis of The Gift



Whereas today my sight was blurred,
Tomorrow,
As I gaze through clear windows,
I will see my own face in the darkness.

Yours will not be there.
Instead,
As I gaze through the darkening glass,
I will see only my own image reflected.

As it should have been from the first.


Scheme XXXX XXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 01011111 01 1111110 1111110010 11111 01 111101001 111101110010 11111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 262
Words 51
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Inge Meldgaard

Born in Denmark in 1953, I migrated to Australia with my family in 1957. After spending my school years in Yallourn, I moved to Melbourne in 1970 to attend Monash University. Having graduated with a science degree in 1975, I worked in various fields, such as youth work, teaching, politics (with a special interest in the natural environment), social research, community development, and finally, information technology. I have also completed two graduate diplomas: one in sociology and the other in information technology, both at Swinburne University. Now retired, my last position was as an IT Manager at Monash University. Gardening, art, poetry and writing have also been life-long interests.I have recently published my first book, 'The Cicada', which is a crime/mystery novel, set in Australia, four hundred years into the future.Website: ingemeldgaard.daportfolio.com more…

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