Analysis of The Oblation
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
Ask nothing more of me, sweet;
All I can give you I give.
Heart of my heart, were it more,
More would be laid at your feet:
Love that should help you to live,
Song that should spur you to soar.
All things were nothing to give
Once to have sense of you more,
Touch you and taste of you sweet,
Think you and breathe you and live,
Swept of your wings as they soar,
Trodden by chance of your feet.
I that have love and no more
Give you but love of you, sweet:
He that hath more, let him give;
He that hath wings, let him soar;
Mine is the heart at your feet
Here, that must love you to live.
Scheme | ABCADC BCADCA CABCAD |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 1111111 1111011 1111111 1111111 1111111 1101011 1111111 1101111 1101101 1111111 1011111 1111011 1111111 1111111 1111111 1101111 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
- 37 sec read
- 115 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Oblation" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/1420/the-oblation>.
Discuss this Algernon Charles Swinburne 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