Analysis of True Love
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal 1829 (London) – 1862 (London)
Farewell, Earl Richard,
Tender and brave;
Kneeling I kiss
The dust from thy grave.
Pray for me, Richard,
Lying alone
With hands pleading earnestly,
All in white stone.
Soon must I leave thee
This sweet summer tide;
That other is waiting
To claim his pale bride.
Soon I’ll return to thee
Hopeful and brave,
When the dead leaves
Blow over thy grave.
Then shall they find me
Close at thy head
Watching or fainting,
Sleeping or dead.
| Scheme | ABXB ACDC DEFE DBXB DGFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1110 1001 1011 01111 11110 1001 1110100 1011 11111 11101 110110 11111 110111 1001 1011 11011 11111 1111 10110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 420 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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