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 |
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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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