Analysis of Song. YES ....though we've loved so long
Amelia Opie 1769 (Norwich, England) – 1853 (Norwich, England)
YES ....though we've loved so long, so well,
Imperious duty bids us part;
But though thy breast with anguish swell,
A pang more lasting tears my heart.
My grief is dumb,....loquacious thine,
The mournful hoard I sacred keep;
Thou seekest crowds, alone I pine;
My eyes are dry, but thine can weep.
Then, whatsoe'er thy lips have vowed,
A truer sorrow sways my soul;
For shallow streams run bright and loud,
Deep waters darkly silent roll.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 11111111 010010111 11111101 01110111 11111 01011101 1110111 11111111 111111 01010111 11011101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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