Analysis of Song VII

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



THE summer down the garden walks
Swept in her garments bright;
She touched the pale still lily stalks
And crowned them with delight;
She breathed upon the rose's head
And filled its heart with fire,
And with a golden carpet spread
The path of my desire.

The larkspurs stood like sentinels
To greet her as she came,
Soft rang the Canterbury bells
The music of her name.
She passed across the happy land
Where all dear dreams flower free;
She took my true love by the hand
And led her out to me.


Scheme ABABCDCD XEXEFGFG
Poetic Form
Metre 01010101 100101 11011101 011101 11010101 0111110 01010101 0111010 0111100 110111 1101001 010101 11010101 1111101 11111101 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 486
Words 95
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 196
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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