Analysis of A Parting II
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
I WILL not wake you, dear; no tears shall creep
To chill the still bed where you lie asleep;
No cry, no word, shall break the sanctity
Of the great silence where God lets you lie.
I will not tease your grave with flower or stone;
You are tired, my heart; you shall be left alone.
And even the kisses that my lips must lay
Upon the mould of the triumphant clay
Shall be so soft--like those a mother lays
Upon her sleeping baby's little face--
You will not feel my kisses, will not hear;
You are tired: sleep on, I will not wake you, dear!
But when the good day comes, you will hear me cry,
'Ah, make a little place where I can lie!'
And half awakened, you will feel me creep
Into the folds of your familiar sleep,
And draw them round us, with a tender moan,
'How could you let me sleep so long alone?'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111111 1101111101 1111110100 1011011111 11111111011 111011111101 01001011111 0101100101 1111110101 0101010101 1111110111 111011111111 11011111111 1101011111 0101011111 0101110101 0111110101 1111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 791 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 608 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 159 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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