Analysis of Spring In War-Time
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
Now the sprinkled blackthorn snow
Lies along the lover’s lane
Where last year we used to go-
Where we shall not go again.
In the hedge the buds are new,
By our wood the violets peer-
Just like last year’s violets too,
But they have no scent this year.
Every bird has heart to sing
Of its nest, warmed by its breast;
We had heart to sing last spring,
But we never built our nest.
Presently red roses blown
Will make all the garden gay..
Not yet have the daisies grown
On your clay.
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 101011 1010101 1111111 1111101 0010111 110101001 11111001 1111111 10011111 1111111 1111111 11101101 1001101 1110101 1110101 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 477 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
- 28 sec read
- 403 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Spring In War-Time" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/8916/spring-in-war-time>.
Discuss this Edith Nesbit poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In