Analysis of Had I a Heart for Falsehood Framed
Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1751 (Dublin) – 1816 (London)
Had I a heart for falsehood framed,
I ne'er could injure you;
For though your tongue no promise claimed,
Your charms would make me true:
To you no soul shall bear deceit,
No stranger offer wrong;
But friends in all the aged you'll meet,
And lovers in the young.
For when they learn that you have blest
Another with your heart,
They'll bid aspiring passion rest,
And act a brother's part;
Then, lady, dread not here deceit,
Nor fear to suffer wrong;
For friends in all the aged you'll meet,
And lovers in the young.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 111101 11111101 111111 11111101 110101 11010111 010001 11111111 010111 11010101 010101 11011101 111101 11010111 010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 521 |
Words | 97 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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