Analysis of Love
George Herbert 1593 (Montgomery) – 1633 (Bemerton)
LOVE bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning
If I lack'd anything.
'A guest,' I answer'd, 'worthy to be here:'
Love said, 'You shall be he.'
'I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,
I cannot look on Thee.'
Love took my hand and smiling did reply,
'Who made the eyes but I?'
'Truth, Lord; but I have marr'd them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.'
'And know you not,' says Love, 'Who bore the blame?'
'My dear, then I will serve.'
'You must sit down,' says Love, 'and taste my meat.'
So I did sit and eat.
Scheme | ABABCC XDXDEE FGFGHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011111 101101 1111010111 111100 1101110100 11110 0111010111 111111 1001010111 110111 1111010101 110111 1111111111 111101 0111111101 111111 1111110111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
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