Analysis of Dearest, this one day we own
Augusta Davies Webster 1837 (Poole, Dorset) – 1894
DEAREST, this one day we own,
Stolen from the crowd and press,
Let it be sweet silence's.
We two, heart in heart, alone;
Any speech were less.
We are weary, even thus,
Talk might turn to discontent
Else be practised merriment:
Earth and sky will speak for us
Nearer as we meant.
We two in the stillness, dear,
Fair dreams come without our quest;
Not to talk of life is best.
Ah, our holiday is here,Let it all be rest.
Scheme | ABBAB CDDCD XEEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011111 1010101 11111 1110101 10101 1110101 1111001 1111 1011111 10111 1100101 11101101 1111111 11010111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 413 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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