Analysis of To Hubert

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



Dear Hubert, if I ever found
A wishing-carpet lying round,
I'd stand upon it, and I'd say:
'Take me to Hubert, right away!'
And then we'd travel very far
To where the magic countries are
That you and I will never see,
And choose the loveliest gifts for you, from me.

But oh! alack! and well-a-day!
No wishing-carpets come my way.
I never found a Phoenix yet,
And Psammeads are so hard to get!
So I give you nothing fine-
Only this book, your book and mine,
And hers, whose name by yours is set;
Your book, my book, the book of Margaret!


Scheme AABBCCDD BBEEFFEX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 01010101 11011011 11110101 01110101 11010101 11011101 010111111 1110101 11010111 11010101 0111111 1111101 10111101 00111111 1111011100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 543
Words 106
Sentences 9
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 201
Words per stanza (avg) 52
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 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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