Analysis of Friendship's Mystery, To my Dearest Lucasia
Katherine Philips 1632 (London) – 1664
.
COme, my Lucasia, since we see
That Miracles Mens faith do move,
By wonder and by prodigy
To the dull angry world let's prove
There's a Religion in our Love.
.
For though we were design'd t' agree,
That Fate no liberty destroyes,
But our Election is as free
As Angels, who with greedy choice
Are yet determin'd to their joyes.
Our hearts are doubled by the loss,
Here Mixture is Addition grown ;
We both diffuse, and both ingross :
And we whose minds are so much one,
Never, yet ever are alone.
We court our own Captivity
Than Thrones more great and innocent :
'Twere banishment to be set free,
Since we wear fetters whose intent
Not Bondage is, but Ornament.
Divided joyes are tedious found,
And griefs united easier grow :
We are our selves but by rebound,
And all our Titles shuffled so,
Both Princes, and both Subjects too.
Our Hearts are mutual Victims laid,
While they (such power in Friendship lies)
Are Altars, Priests, and Off'rings made :
And each Heart which thus kindly dies,
Grows deathless by the Sacrifice.
Scheme | ABABX AAAXA XCAXC ADAXD EFEFX GHGHX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 111111 11001111 11001100 10110111 100100101 1 111001101 1111001 110010111 11011101 11010111 101110101 11010101 1101011 01111111 10110101 111010100 11110100 11001111 11110101 11011100 010111001 010101001 111011101 011010101 11001101 1011100101 111100101 11010111 01111101 111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,080 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
- 55 sec read
- 131 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Friendship's Mystery, To my Dearest Lucasia" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/25170/friendship%27s-mystery%2C-to-my-dearest-lucasia>.
Discuss this Katherine Philips poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In