Analysis of White Magic

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



This is the room to which she came,
And Spring itself came with her;
She stirred the fire of life to flame,
She called all music hither.
Her glance upon the lean white walls
Hung them with cloth of splendour,
And still the rose she dropped recalls
The graces that attend her.

The same poor room, so dull and bare
Before, in consecration,
She breathed upon its common air
The true transfiguration . . .?
This room the same to which she came
For one immortal minute? -
How can it ever be the same
Since she has once been in it!


Scheme ABABCBCB DEDEAXAX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 0101110 110101111 1111010 01010111 111111 0101111 0101010 01111101 010010 11011101 011 11011111 1101010 11110101 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 518
Words 101
Sentences 8
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 204
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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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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