Analysis of Microcosm
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
SHE and I--we kissed and vowed
That should be which could not be;
Just as if mere vows endowed
Love with immortality!
Ah, had vows but kept us true,
As we thought them sure to do!
She and I--such tiny parts
Of the Evolution-plan--
Yet can hold within our hearts
All the misery of man:
All the ages did prepare,
All we are and all we bear.
She and I--mere counters, toys
Nature uses for her game--
Pity that we long for joys,
And feel sorrows all the same!
Just as though our wills were free,
As we dreamed them--I and she!
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101 1111111 1111101 110100 1111111 1111111 1011101 100101 11101101 1010011 1010101 1110111 1011101 1010101 1011111 0110101 11110101 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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