Analysis of Lines.—When this heart is cold and still
Louisa Stuart Costello 1799 – 1870
When this heart is cold and still,
And can throb for thee no more;
When it wakes not to the thrill
Of the harp's wild chord;
Nor can e'en afford
A sigh to the days of yore;
Then come to my silent tomb,
Which the breeze will murmur over:
Where reigns the deepest gloom—
Where the bat flits by
And the ravens cry—
Thou shalt the spot discover.
Scheme | ABACCB DEDFFE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 0111111 1111101 10111 111101 0110111 1111101 10111010 110101 10111 00101 1101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 406 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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