Analysis of Summer Song

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



THERE are white moon daisies in the mist of the meadow
Where the flowered grass scatters its seeds like spray,
There are purple orchis by the wood-ways' shadow,
There are pale dog-roses by the white highway;
And the grass, the grass is tall, the grass is up for hay,
With daisies white like silver and buttercups like gold,
And it's oh! for once to play thro' the long, the lovely day,
To laugh before the year grows old!

There is silver moonlight on the breast of the river
Where the willows tremble to the kiss of night,
Where the nine tall aspens in the meadow shiver,
Shiver in the night wind that turns them white.
And the lamps, the lamps are lit, the lamps are glow-worms light,
Between the silver aspens and the west's last gold.
And it's oh! to drink delight in the lovely lonely night,
To be young before the heart grows old!


Scheme ABABBCBC DEDEECEC
Poetic Form
Metre 111110001101 1010111111 1110110111 1111101011 0010111011111 110111001011 01111111010101 11010111 111011011010 1011010111 10111000110 1000111111 0010111011111 010101000111 01111010010101 111010111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 828
Words 157
Sentences 7
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 326
Words per stanza (avg) 78
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 09, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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