Analysis of The End
Edward F Carson 1947 (USA)
The distance from my love beguile
A thorn tree stirs
An unrequited smile
I touch her hand
I kiss her cheek
No words are said
No need to speak
I take my coat
From off the rack
Then slowly walk
No turning back
| Scheme | ABACDEDFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011101 0111 10101 1101 1101 1111 1111 1111 1101 1101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 197 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Written on July 12, 2021
Submitted by misfit4222 on July 13, 2021
Modified on April 10, 2023
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