Analysis of Early Death
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal 1829 (London) – 1862 (London)
Oh grieve not with thy bitter tears
The life that passes fast;
The gates of heaven will open wide
And take me in at last.
Then sit down meekly at my side
And watch my young life flee;
Then solemn peace of holy death
Come quickly unto thee.
But true love, seek me in the throng
Of spirits floating past,
And I will take thee by the hands
And know thee mine at last.
He and She and Angels Three
Ruthless hands have torn her
From one that loved her well;
Angels have upborn her,
Christ her grief to tell.
She shall stand to listen,
She shall stand and sing,
Till three winged angels
Her lover’s soul shall bring.
He and she and the angels three
Before God’s face shall stand;
There they shall pray among themselves
And sing at His right hand.
Scheme | XABA BCXC XAXA C DEDE XFXF CGXG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 011101 011101101 011011 11110111 011111 11011101 110101 11111001 110101 01111101 011111 1010101 101110 111101 10110 10111 111110 11101 11110 010111 10100101 011111 11110101 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 727 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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