Analysis of The Searched Soul
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
When I consider, pro and con,
What things my love is built upon --
A curly mouth; a sinewed wrist;
A questioning brow; a pretty twist
Of words as old and tried as sin;
A pointed ear; a cloven chin;
Long, tapered limbs; and slanted eyes
Not cold nor kind nor darkly wise --
When so I ponder, here apart,
What shallow boons suffice my heart,
What dust-bound trivia capture me,
I marvel at my normalcy.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 11111101 0101011 010010101 11110111 0101011 11010101 11111101 11110101 11010111 111100101 11011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 407 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 304 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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