Analysis of At Parting
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
Go, since you must, but, Dearest, know
That, Honour having bid you go,
Your honour, if your life be spent,
Shall have a costly monument.
This heart, that fire and roses is
Beneath the magic of your kiss,
Shall turn to marble if you die
And be your deathless effigy.
| Scheme | AAXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 1110111 1111111 11010100 111100101 01010111 11110111 0111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 266 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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