Analysis of Before Sunset
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
Love's twilight wanes in heaven above,
On earth ere twilight reigns:
Ere fear may feel the chill thereof,
Love's twilight wanes.
Ere yet the insatiate heart complains
'Too much, and scarce enough,'
The lip so late athirst refrains.
Soft on the neck of either dove
Love's hands let slip the reins:
And while we look for light of love
Love's twilight wanes.
| Scheme | abaB bxb abaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101001 11111 1111011 111 1101101 110101 0111101 11011101 111101 01111111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 363 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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