Analysis of I, Too
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
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 |
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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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