Analysis of To the Memory of ----
Edward Henry Bickersteth 1825 (Islington) – 1906 (London)
I once could hope—alas! no more
Her bright wings wave for me;
The sunlit hours of life are o'er,
I weep, dear love, for thee!
And in those tears—and in that sigh
Will fond remembrance dwell;
'Tis all remains when dear ones lie
Within death's darksome cell.
So young! so pure!—alas! that thou
In marble tomb should sleep!
And leave the weary heart and brow
Thy vigils lone to keep.
And yet 'tis better thus than feel
The crushed heart's mad despair;
Alas! no balm those woes may heal
Love—death—have planted there.
Farewell! farewell! my buried love,
No pangs may wring thy heart;
Enough for me to gaze above,
To meet where none may part!
Scheme | ABCBDEDEFGFGHIHIJKJK |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11110111 011111 011011110 111111 00110011 110101 11011111 01111 11110111 010111 01010101 110111 01110111 011101 01111111 111101 111101 111111 01111101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 655 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 491 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 115 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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