Analysis of Day And Night
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
NIGHT, ambushed in the darkling wood,
Waited to seize the sleeping field,
His sentinels the pine trees stood
Till the sun fell beneath his shield.
Then when the day at last was dead,
Night, in his might, marched conquering
Across the land his banner spread
And reigned as victor and as King.
And you and I--all days apart
Rejoiced to see Night's victory,
Because he has a kindlier heart
Than Day wears with his sovereignty:
Day keeps us prisoned close, but Night
Lifts off Day's chains, and all night through
You dream of me, my life's delight,
And all night through I dream of you.
| Scheme | ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme |
| Metre | 110011 10110101 11000111 10110111 11011111 10111100 01011101 01110011 01011101 01111100 0111011 11111100 11110111 11110111 11111101 01111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 590 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 229 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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