Analysis of To His lady,
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
IMPLORING HER TO BE TRUE
MISTRESS of me, mistress of all the arts
And charms that sway men's hot ungoverned hearts,
Receive their tribute--smile at their defeat;
I do not ask that you should spare them, sweet.
Only I ask that in the secret shrine
No prayers be heard, no offering laid, but mine.
Each man who sees your eyes must needs lay down
Low at your feet the votive myrtle crown:
Let them bring crowns to die beneath your feet;
I, only I, must bring the crown you wear
Shadowing the sombre glory of your hair.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0100111 1011101101 01111111 0111011101 1111111111 1011100101 11111100111 1111111111 111101101 1111110111 1101110111 1000110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 522 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 11 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 202 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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