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
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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