Analysis of Ballad IV
Christine de Pizan 1364 (Republic of Venice) – 1430 (Poissy)
Farewell, my lady dear and dread,
Farewell, of all sovereign and queen,
Farewell, perfect and sacred head,
Farewell, who dost all honour mean,
Farewell, true heart, loyal and clean,
Farewell, best flower the world doth bear,
Farewell, yet not farewell, O white and fair !
Farewell, O wise, that no ill said,
Farewell, river that made life green,
Farewell, in whom fame harboured,
Farewell, voice that all ears could win,
Farewell, solace of all my teen,
Farewell, whose grace is wide as air,
Farewell, yet not farewell, O white and fair !
Farewell, soft look that through me sped,
Farewell, more fair than Helen queen,
Farewell, body and sweet soul wed,
Farewell, thou most gracious demesne,
Farewell, pole-star, joyous and keen,
Farewell, fountain of valour rare,
Farewell, yet not farewell, O white and fair !
Farewell, Princess of noblest mien,
Farewell, thou aweing smile serene,
Farewell, without fault, sin's despair,
Farewell, yet not farewell, O white and fair !
Scheme | ababbcC abaxbcC ababbcC bbcC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1110101 1111001 1010101 111111 1111001 11100111 11111101 1111111 1101111 10111 1111111 1101111 1111111 11111101 1111111 1111101 1100111 111101 1111001 110111 11111101 1101101 111101 1011101 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 978 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 188 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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