Analysis of The Sisters
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
They used to say
Our mother brought us up like hot-house flowers,
From day to day
Such wondrous cares were ours
Her love inspired.
In truth we grew
Strangely. Unsought, as priestesses might be.
The girls we knew
Found tenderness. But we
Were more desired.
No doubt at all
Our spirits drew the secret souls of men.
They would recall
Old dreams through us; and then
Make dreams their choice.
Creatures of light,
Sun-darkened by the shining of her love,
We knew the plight
Of Sibyls, thus to prove
The incarnate voice.
| Scheme | ABABCDEDECFGFGHIJIKH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 1111 101011111110 1111 1101010 01010 0111 1011111 0111 110011 01010 1111 10101010111 111 111101 1111 1011 1101010101 1101 11111 00101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 523 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 408 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 92 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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