Analysis of Chagrin D'Amour
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
IF Love and I were all alone
I might forget to grieve,
And for his pleasure and my own
Might happier garlands weave;
But you sit there, and watch us wear
The mourning wreaths you wove:
And while such mocking eyes you bear
I am not friends with Love.
Withdraw those cruel eyes, and let
Me search the garden through
That I may weave, ere Love be set,
The wreath of Love for you;
Till you, whom Love so well adorns,
Its hidden thorns discover,
And know at last what crown of thorns
It was you gave your lover.
Scheme | ABABCXCX DEDEFGFG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 110111 01110011 110011 11110111 010111 01110111 111111 01110101 110101 11111111 011111 11111101 1101010 01111111 1111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 499 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 198 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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