Analysis of O Mors! Quam Amara Est Memoria Tua Homini Pacem Habenti In Substantiis Suis
Ernest Christopher Dowson 1867 – 1900
Exceeding sorrow
Consumeth my sad heart!
Because to-morrow
We must depart,
Now is exceeding sorrow
All my part!
Give over playing,
Cast thy viol away:
Merely laying
Thine head my way:
Prithee, give over playing,
Grave or gay.
Be no word spoken;
Weep nothing: let a pale
Silence, unbroken
Silence prevail!
Prithee, be no word spoken,
Lest I fail!
Forget to-morrow!
Weep nothing: only lay
In silent sorrow
Thine head my way:
Let us forget to-morrow,
This one day!
| Scheme | ababab cdcDcd efefef adaDad |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010 1111 01110 1101 1101010 111 11010 11101 1010 1111 111010 111 11110 110101 10010 1001 111110 111 01110 110101 01010 1111 1101110 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 446 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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