Analysis of Neglectful Edward
Robert Graves 1895 (Wimbledon) – 1985 (Deià)
'Edward back from the Indian Sea,
What have you brought for Nancy?'
'A rope of pearls and a gold earring,
And a bird of the East that will not sing.
A carven tooth, a box with a key--'
'God be praised you are back,' says she,
'Have you nothing more for your Nancy?'
'Long as I sailed the Indian Sea
I gathered all for your fancy:
Toys and silk and jewels I bring,
And a bird of the East that will not sing:
What more can you want, dear girl, from me?'
'God be praised you are back,' said she,
'Have you nothing better for Nancy?'
'Safe and home from the Indian Sea,
And nothing to take your fancy?'
'You can keep your pearls and your gold earring,
And your bird of the East that will not sing,
But, Ned, have you nothing more for me
Than heathenish gew-gaw toys?' says she,
'Have you nothing better for Nancy?'
Scheme | aa bBa aa aabBa aA aa bbaaA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101001 1111110 011100110 0011011111 01101101 11111111 111011110 111101001 11011110 10101011 0011011111 111111111 11111111 111010110 101101001 01011110 1111101110 0111011111 111110111 1111111 111010110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 836 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 2, 5 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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