Analysis of The Elm
Hilaire Belloc 1870 (La Celle-Saint-Cloud) – 1953
This is the place where Dorothea smiled.
I did not know the reason, nor did she.
But there she stood, and turned, and smiled at me:
A sudden glory had bewitched the child.
The corn at harvest, and a single tree.
This is the place where Dorothea smiled.
| Scheme | AbbabA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110110101 1111010111 1111010111 0101010101 0111000101 110110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 260 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 195 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
- 15 sec read
- 105 Views
3 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Elm" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/19229/the-elm>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Hilaire Belloc poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In