Analysis of The Test
Walter Savage Landor 1775 (Warwick) – 1864
I held her hand, the pledge of bliss,
Her hand that trembled and withdrew;
She bent her head before my kiss...
My heart was sure that hers was true.
Now I have told her I must part,
She shakes my hand, she bids adieu,
Nor shuns the kiss. Alas, my heart!
Hers never was the heart for you.
| Scheme | ABABCBCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 01110001 11010111 11111011 11110111 11111101 11010111 01010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 288 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 216 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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