Analysis of Eulalie

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 (Boston) – 1849 (Baltimore)



I dwelt alone
                  In a world of moan,
           And my soul was a stagnant tide,
  Till the fair and gentle Eulalie became my blushing bride-
  Till the yellow-haired young Eulalie became my smiling bride.

Ah, less- less bright
                  The stars of the night
           Than the eyes of the radiant girl!
                  That the vapor can make
           With the moon-tints of purple and pearl,
  Can vie with the modest Eulalie's most unregarded curl-
  Can compare with the bright-eyed Eulalie's most humble and careless
         curl.

Now Doubt- now Pain
                  Come never again,
           For her soul gives me sigh for sigh,
                  And all day long
                  Shines, bright and strong,
           Astarte within the sky,
  While ever to her dear Eulalie upturns her matron eye-
  While ever to her young Eulalie upturns her violet eye.


Scheme AABBB CCDXDDXD XXEFFEEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 00111 01110101 1010101011101 1010111011101 1111 01101 101101001 101011 101111001 1110101111 10110111110010 1 1111 11001 10111111 0111 1101 10101 110101110101 1101011101001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 924
Words 131
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 8
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 188
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 15, 2023

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. more…

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