Analysis of Ebb-Tide
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
NOW the vexed clouds, wind-driven, spread wings of white,
Long leaning wings across the sea and land.
The waves creep back bequeathing to our sight
The treasure-house of their deserted sand,
And where the nearer waves curl white and low,
Knee-deep in swirling brine the slow-foot shrimpers go.
Pale breadth of sand, where clamorous gulls confer,
Marked with broad arrows by their planted feet;
White rippled pools, where late deep waters were
And ever the white waves marshalled in retreat
And the grey wind in sole supremacy
O'er opal and amber cold of darkening sky and sea.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111101111 1101010101 011111101 0101110101 0101011101 110101011101 111111101 1111011101 1101111100 01001110001 0011010100 101001011100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 584 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 232 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 11, 2023
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