Analysis of To M
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Oh! did those eyes, instead of fire,
With bright, but mild affection shine:
Though they might kindle less desire,
Love, more than mortal, would be thine.
For thou art form'd so heavenly fair,
Howe'er those orbs may wildly beam,
We must admire, but still despair;
That fatal glance forbids esteem.
When Nature stamp'd thy beauteous birth,
So much perfection in thee shone,
She fear'd that, too divine for earth,
The skies might claim thee for their own.
Therefore, to guard her dearest work,
Lest angels might dispute the prize,
She bade a secret lightning lurk,
Within those once celestial eyes.
These might the boldest Sylph appall,
When gleaming with meridian blaze;
Thy beauty must enrapture all;
But who can dare thine ardent gaze?
'Tis said that Berenice's hair,
In stars adorns the vault of heaven;
But they would ne'er permit thee there,
Who wouldst so far outshine the seven.
For did those eyes as planets roll,
Thy sister-lights would scarce appear:
E'en suns, which systems now control,
Would twinkle dimly through their sphere.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ CKCK LMLM |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111101110 11110101 111101010 11110111 111111001 10111101 11011101 11010101 1101111 11010011 11110111 01111111 1110101 11010101 11010101 01110101 11010101 110101001 11010101 11111101 11111 010101110 11110111 11111010 11111101 11011101 111110101 11010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,061 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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