Analysis of The Answer
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
When I go back to earth
And all my joyous body
Puts off the red and white
That once had been so proud,
If men should pass above
With false and feeble pity,
My dust will find a voice
To answer them aloud:
"Be still, I am content,
Take back your poor compassion --
Joy was a flame in me
Too steady to destroy.
Lithe as a bending reed
Loving the storm that sways her --
I found more joy in sorrow
Than you could find in joy."
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 0111010 110101 111111 111101 1101010 111101 110101 111110 1111010 110101 110101 110101 1001110 1111010 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 415 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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