Analysis of Autumn.
Marietta Holley 1836 (United States of America) – 1926
Yes! yes! I dare say it is so,
And you should be pitied, but how could I know,
Watching alone by the moon-lit bay;
But that is past for many a day,
For the woman that loved, died years ago,
Years ago.
She had loving eyes, with a wistful look
In their depths that day, and I know you took
Her face in your hands and read it o'er,
As if you should never see it more;
You were right, for she died long years ago,
Years ago.
Had I trusted you - for trust, you know
Will keep love's fire forever aglow;
Then what would have mattered storm or sun,
But the watching - the waiting, all is done;
For the woman that loved, died years ago,
Years ago.
Yes; I think you are constant, true and good,
I am tired, and would love you if I could;
I am tired, oh, friend, tired out; and yet,
Can we make sweet morn of the dim sunset?
The woman that loved, died years ago,
Years ago.
Not a pulse of my heart is stirred by you,
No; even your tears cannot move me now;
So leave me alone, what is said is said,
What boots your prayers, she is dead! is dead!
The woman you loved, long years ago,
Years ago.
Scheme | aabbAA ccxxaA aaddAA eeffaA xxggaA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 11111111 0111111111 100110111 111111001 1010111101 101 1110110101 0111101111 0101101110 111110111 1011111101 101 111011111 1111001001 111110111 1010010111 1010111101 101 1111110101 11100111111 11101110101 111111011 010111101 101 1011111111 1101110111 1110111111 111111111 010111101 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,065 |
Words | 225 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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