Analysis of The Point Of View: II
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
In the wood of lost causes, the valley of tears,
Old hopes, like dead leaves, choke the difficult way;
Dark pinions fold dank round the soul, and it hears:
'It is night, it is night, it has never been day;
Thou hast dreamed of the day, of the rose of delight;
It was always dead leaves and the heart of the night.
Drink deep then, and rest, O thou foolish wayfarer,
For night, like a chalice, holds sleep in her hands.'
Then you drain the dark cup, and, half-drugged as you lie
In the arms of despair that is masked as delight,
You thrill to the rush of white wings, and you hear:
'It is day, it is day, it has never been night!
Thou hast dreamed of the night and the wood of lost leaves;
It was always noon, June, and red roses in sheaves,
Unlock the blind lids, and behold the light-bearer
Who holds, like a monstrance, the sun in his hands.'
Scheme | XAXABBCD XBCBEECD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 001111001011 11111101001 1111101011 111111111011 111101101101 11111001101 1110111101 11101011001 111011011111 001101111101 11101111011 111111111011 111101001111 11111011001 010110010110 1110101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 840 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 320 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 82 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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