Analysis of May Wind
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
I said, "I have shut my heart
As one shuts an open door,
That Love may starve therein
And trouble me no more."
But over the roofs there came
The wet new wind of May,
And a tune blew up from the curb
Where the street-pianos play.
My room was white with the sun
And Love cried out in me,
"I am strong, I will break your heart
Unless you set me free."
Scheme | ABXB XCXC XDAD |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111111 1111101 111101 010111 1100111 011111 00111101 1010101 1111101 011101 11111111 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 351 |
Words | 77 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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