Analysis of I, Too



I saw fond lovers in that glow
That oft-times fades away too soon:
I saw and said, 'Their joy I know-
I, too, have had my honeymoon.'

A young expectant mother's gaze
Held earth and heaven within its scope:
My thoughts went back to holy days-
I said, 'I, too, have known that hope.'

I saw a stricken mother swayed
By sorrow's storm, like wind-blown grass:
I said, 'I, too, dismayed
Have seen the little white hearse pass.'

I saw a matron rich with years
Walk radiantly beside her mate:
I blessed them, and said through my tears,
'I, too, have known that high estate.'

I saw a woman swathed in black
So blind with grief she could not see:
I said, 'Not far need I look back-
I, too, have known Gethsemane.'

I saw a face so full of light,
It seemed with all God's truths to shine:
I said, 'I, too, have found my sight,
I, too, have touched the Fact Divine.'


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG HXHB IJIJ
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 11110011 11110111 11011111 1111110 01010101 110100111 11111101 11111111 11010101 1111111 111101 11010111 11010111 110101 11101111 11111101 11010101 11111111 11111111 11111 11011111 11111111 11111111 11110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 838
Words 172
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. more…

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