Analysis of If we must part
Ernest Christopher Dowson 1867 – 1900
If we must part,
Then let it be like this.
Not heart on heart,
Nor with the useless anguish of a kiss;
But touch mine hand and say:
"Until to-morrow or some other day,
If we must part".
Words are so weak
When love hath been so strong;
Let silence speak:
"Life is a little while, and love is long;
A time to sow and reap,
And after harvest a long time to sleep,
But words are weak."
Scheme | AbabccA dedeffd |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 111111 1111 1101010101 111101 0111011101 1111 1111 111111 1101 1101010111 011101 0101001111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 376 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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