Analysis of To Thomas Moore (My Boat Is On The Shore)
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
I.
My boat is on the shore,
And my bark is on the sea;
But before I go, Tom Moore,
Here's a double health to thee!
II.
Here's a sigh to those who love me,
And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky's above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.
III.
Though the ocean roar around me,
Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though a desert should surround me,
It hath springs that may be won.
IV.
Were't the last drop in the well,
As I gasp'd upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell
'Tis to thee that I would drink.
V.
With that water, as this wine,
The libation I would pour
Should be - peace with thine and mine,
And a health to thee, Tom Moore.
Scheme | ABCDC ACECE ACXCX XFGFG CHBHD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 111101 0111101 1011111 1010111 1 10111111 0011111 0101011 10111001 1 10101011 1111111 10101011 1111111 1 01011001 1110101 1110101 1111111 1 1110111 01111 1111101 0011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 637 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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