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Iota Subscript

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)

Seek not in me the bit I capital,
Not yet the little dotted in me seek.
If I have in me any I at all,
'Tis the iota subscript of the Greek.

So small an I as an attention beggar.
The letter you will find me subscript to
Is neither alpha, eta, nor omega,
But upsilon which is the Greek for you.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 293
Words 64
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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