Analysis of Conscience And Remorse
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
'GOOD-BYE,' I said to my conscience —
'Good-bye for aye and aye,'
And I put her hands off harshly,
And turned my face away;
And conscience smitten sorely
Returned not from that day.
But a time came when my spirit
Grew weary of its pace;
And I cried: 'Come back, my conscience;
I long to see thy face.'
But conscience cried: 'I cannot;
Remorse sits in my place.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110 111101 01101110 011101 0101010 011111 10111110 110111 01111110 111111 1101110 011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 360 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 270 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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