Analysis of The Separation
Henry Lawson 1867 (Grenfell) – 1922 (Sydney)
We knew too little of the world,
And you and I were good—
’Twas paltry things that wrecked our lives
As well I knew they would.
The people said our love was dead,
But how were they to know?
Ah! had we loved each other less
We’d not have quarrelled so.
We knew too little of the world,
And you and I were kind,
We listened to what others said
And both of us were blind.
The people said ’twas selfishness,
But how were they to know?
Ah! had we both more selfish been
We’d not have parted so.
But still when all seems lost on earth
Then heaven sets a sign—
Kneel down beside your lonely bed,
And I will kneel by mine,
And let us pray for happy days—
Like those of long ago.
Ah! had we knelt together then
We’d not have parted so.
Scheme | AbxbcDxdAecexDxD xfcfxdxD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110101 010101 110111101 111111 010110111 110111 11111101 11111 11110101 010101 11011101 011101 01011100 110111 11111101 111101 11111111 110101 11011101 011111 01111101 111101 11110101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 729 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 277 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 74 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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