Analysis of To Hubert
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
Dear Hubert, if I ever found
A wishing-carpet lying round,
I'd stand upon it, and I'd say:
'Take me to Hubert, right away!'
And then we'd travel very far
To where the magic countries are
That you and I will never see,
And choose the loveliest gifts for you, from me.
But oh! alack! and well-a-day!
No wishing-carpets come my way.
I never found a Phoenix yet,
And Psammeads are so hard to get!
So I give you nothing fine-
Only this book, your book and mine,
And hers, whose name by yours is set;
Your book, my book, the book of Margaret!
Scheme | AABBCCDD BBEEFFEX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 01010101 11011011 11110101 01110101 11010101 11011101 010111111 1110101 11010111 11010101 0111111 1111101 10111101 00111111 1111011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 543 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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