Analysis of Sonnet XIII: Bring, Brick to Deck My Brow

Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)



Bring, bring to deck my brow, ye Sylvan girls,
A roseate wreath; nor for my waving hair
The costly band of studded gems prepare,
Of sparkling crysolite or orient pearls:
Love, o'er my head his canopy unfurls,
His purple pinions fan the whisp'ring air;
Mocking the golden sandal, rich and rare,
Beneath my feet the fragrant woodbine curls.
Bring the thin robe, to fold about my breast,
White as the downy swan; while round my waist
Let leaves of glossy myrtle bind the vest,
Not idly gay, but elegantly chaste!
Love scorns the nymph in wanton trappings drest;
And charms the most concealed, are doubly grac'd.


Scheme ABBAABBACDCDCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111101 01001111101 0101110101 11011101 1101111001 11011011 1001010101 011101011 1011110111 1101011111 1111010101 1101110001 1101010101 0101011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 605
Words 108
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 479
Words per stanza (avg) 106
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mary Darby Robinson

Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. more…

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