Analysis of The Meaning Of The Look
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806 (Kelloe) – 1861 (Florence)
I think that look of Christ might seem to say--
'Thou Peter ! art thou then a common stone
Which I at last must break my heart upon
For all God's charge to his high angels may
Guard my foot better ? Did I yesterday
Wash thy feet, my beloved, that they should run
Quick to deny me 'neath the morning sun ?
And do thy kisses, like the rest, betray ?
The cock crows coldly.--GO, and manifest
A late contrition, but no bootless fear !
For when thy final need is dreariest,
Thou shalt not be denied, as I am here;
My voice to God and angels shall attest,
Because I KNOW this man, let him be clear.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111111 1101110101 1111111101 1111111101 111101110 1111011111 1101110101 0111010101 011101010 010101111 11110111 1111011111 1111010101 0111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 588 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 449 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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