Analysis of The Years
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
To-night I close my eyes and see
A strange procession passing me --
The years before I saw your face
Go by me with a wistful grace;
They pass, the sensitive, shy years,
As one who strives to dance, half blind with tears.
The years went by and never knew
That each one brought me nearer you;
Their path was narrow and apart
And yet it led me to your heart --
Oh, sensitive, shy years, oh, lonely years,
That strove to sing with voices drowned in tears.
Scheme | AABBCD EEFFCD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 01010101 01011111 11110101 11010011 1111111111 01110101 11111101 11110001 01111111 1100111101 1111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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