Analysis of Entreaty
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
O LOVE, let us part now!
Ours is the tremulous, low-spoken vow,
Ours is the spell of meeting hands and eyes.
The first, involuntary, sacred kiss
Still on our lips in benediction lies.
O Love, be wise!
Love at its best is worth no more than this--
Let us part now!
O Love, let us part now!
Ere yet the roses wither on my brow,
Ere yet the lilies wither in your breast,
Ere the implacable hour shall flower to bear
The seeds of deathless anguish and unrest.
To part is best.
Between us still the drawn sword flameth fair--
Let us part now!
| Scheme | AabcbbcA AadeddeA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 10101001101 10101110101 010100101 1110100101 1111 1111111111 1111 111111 1101010111 1101010011 1001001011011 011110001 1111 011101111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 545 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 206 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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