Analysis of To Eva
Joseph Rodman Drake 1795 (New York City) – 1820 (New York City)
A BEAM upon the myrtle fell
From dewy evening's purest sky,
'Twas like the glance I love so well,
Dear Eva, from thy moonlight eye.
I looked around the summer grove,
On every tree its lustre shone;
For all had felt that look of love
The silly myrtle deemed its own.
Eva! behold thine image there,
As fair, as false thy glances fall;
But who the worthless smile would share
That sheds its light alike on all.
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01010101 11010101 11011111 1101111 11010101 110011101 11111111 01010111 10011101 11111101 11010111 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 417 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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