Analysis of A Comrade
Augusta Davies Webster 1837 (Poole, Dorset) – 1894
'I AM Joy,' she said; but her voice was low,
Too low for laughter;
'I am Love '; but her eyes lacked Love's quick glow,
And the tear that springs after;
'I am Life'; but she seemed too calm, too still,
Like one who waits, but forgets to-morrow;
Then she took my hand, and I did her will,
And knew she was Sorrow.
And she led me on through the world we see,
Where smiles are many;
Through the fever and stir of life's hot glee
That waits never for any;
Through the silence of rest when dreams are o'er
And stillness is sweeter than hope's best pleasure;
Through the peace when nought is to garner more
Of Love's plenished treasure.
So at length we twain were the truest pair,
More kind than lovers.
Then she said 'After blight the boughs are bare,
Yet the strong tree recovers;
And anew hast thou Life, Love, Joy, at call:
Unclasp my hand.' And I clasped, denying;
'Thou art best, more strong, more true than all;
And after thee dying.'
Scheme | ABABCACA DDDDBBXB EFEFGHGH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110111 11110 1111011111 0011110 1111111111 1111101110 1111101101 011110 0111110111 11110 1010011111 1110110 10101111110 01011011110 1011111101 11110 1111100101 11110 1111010111 1011010 0011111111 111011010 111111111 010110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 922 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 236 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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