Analysis of Amaryllis
Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869 – 1935
Once, when I wandered in the woods alone,
An old man tottered up to me and said,
“Come, friend, and see the grave that I have made
For Amaryllis.” There was in the tone
Of his complaint such quaver and such moan
That I took pity on him and obeyed,
And long stood looking where his hands had laid
An ancient woman, shrunk to skin and bone.
Far out beyond the forest I could hear
The calling of loud progress, and the bold
Incessant scream of commerce ringing clear;
But though the trumpets of the world were glad,
It made me lonely and it made me sad
To think that Amaryllis had grown old.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111000101 111111101 1101011111 101011001 1101110011 1111011001 0111011111 1101011101 1101010111 010111001 0101110101 1101010101 1111001111 111010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 598 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 230 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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