Analysis of In Eclipse
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
PALE veil of mist bound round the trees
Pale fringe of rain upon the hills,
Cold earth, cold sky and biting breeze
That mock the withered daffodils.
And yet so short a while ago,
The sunlight on the quickened land
Laughed at the memory of the snow,
And we went hand in hand.
Pale veil of doubt wound round my heart,
Pale fringe of tears upon your eyes;
Why did we choose the evil part?
Why did we leave our Paradise?
There were such green and pleasant ways
Where you and I with happy heart
Laughed at the old unhappy days,
And now--we are apart.
Will the sun shine again some day?
Will you forgive me and forget?
Chill is the east, the west is gray,
And all our world with tears is wet.
Ah! love, the world is wide and cold,
The weary skies are wild with rain;
Give me at least your hand to hold
Till the sun shines again.
Scheme | ABABCDCD EXEXFEFE GHGHIXIX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 11110101 11110101 1101010 01110101 0110101 110100101 011101 11111111 11110111 11110101 11111010 10110101 11011101 11010101 011101 10110111 11011001 11010111 011011111 11011101 01011111 11111111 101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 830 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 212 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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