Analysis of Not Now, When Skies Are Gold And Blue

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



And you have me and I have you,
When there are roses all the way,
And April days and nights of May,
And life is joy the whole day long--
Not now can passion flower in song.

But in the dark days by-and-by,
When, deep divided, you and I,
Shivering among the rose-thorns bare,
At last confess what fools we were;
Then, neatly wired, a nosegay fine
Shall deck your heart--O heart of mine!


Scheme XAABB CCXXDD
Poetic Form
Metre 01110111 11110101 01010111 01110111 111101001 10011101 11010101 100010111 11011110 11010011 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 392
Words 76
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 6
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 146
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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