Analysis of The Lamp
Sara Teasdale 1884 (St. Louis) – 1933 (New York City)
If I can bear your love like a lamp before me,
When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness,
I shall not fear the everlasting shadows,
Nor cry in terror.
If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,
If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly,
Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me,
A lamp in darkness.
Scheme | ABXX XAAB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111101011 11110111110 111100101 11010 11111111111 11111111110 10111111011 01010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 329 |
Words | 68 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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