Analysis of La Derniere Robe De Soi
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
OH, silken gown, all pink and pretty,
Bought, quite a bargain, in the City,
Your ill-trained soul full false has played me--
No Paris gown would have betrayed me.
You knew, my pretty silken treasure,
I must not wed for love or pleasure,
But for a settlement and title;
Yet you encouraged his recital!
He said--oh, faithless gown, you listened
While on your sheen two tear drops glistened--
He said . . . let love to music set it,
I'll never speak it--nor forget it!
'No, no!' I cried, I tried to save you--
False gown, you showed the tears I gave you!
You looked discreet when first I found you.
How could you let his arm go round you?
You darling dress--I'll smooth your creases,
I'll wear you till you drop to pieces;
But poor men's wives wear cotton only--
Dear gown--I hope you won't feel lonely!
Scheme | AAAA BBCC DDEE FFFF XXAA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 110111010 110100010 111111111 110111011 111101010 111111110 110100010 110101010 11111110 111111110 111111011 110111011 111111111 111101111 110111111 111111111 110111110 111111110 111111010 111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 789 |
Words | 148 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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