Analysis of An Eclipse
Dora Sigerson Shorter 1866 (Dublin) – 1918
Let there be an end
And all be done;
Pass over, fair eclipse,
That hides the sun.
Dear face that shades the light
And shadows me,
Begone, and give me peace,
And set me free.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111 0111 110101 1101 111101 011 10111 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 169 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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