Analysis of Came a pretty maid
George Eliot 1819 (Nuneaton, Warwickshire) – 1880 (Chelsea, London)
Came a pretty maid
By the moon's pure light . . .
Loved me well, she said,
Eyes with tears all bright,
A pretty maid.
But too late she strayed,
Moonlight pure was there . . .
She was nought but shade,
Hiding the more fair,
The heav'nly maid.
| Scheme | ABXBA ACACA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 10101 10111 11111 11111 0101 11111 1111 11111 10011 011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 240 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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