Analysis of I Saw Thee Weep
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
I saw thee weep--the big bright tear
Came o'er that eye of blue;
And then methought it did appear
A violet dropping dew:
I saw thee smile--the sapphire's blaze
Beside thee ceased to shine;
It could not match the living rays
That filled that glance of thine.
As clouds from yonder sun receive
A deep and mellow dye,
Which scarce the shade of coming eve
Can banish from the sky,
Those smiles unto the moodiest mind
Their own pure joy impart;
Their sunshine leaves a glow behind
That lightens o'er the heart.
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Metre | 11110111 1101111 0111101 0100101 1111011 011111 11110101 111111 11110101 010101 11011101 110101 1110011 111101 1110101 1101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 94 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 399 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 92 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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