Analysis of To Eliza
George Moses Horton 1779 (North Carolina) – 1883
Eliza, tell thy lover why
Or what induced thee to deceive me?
Fare thee well--away I fly--
I shun the lass who thus will grieve me.
Eliza, still thou art my song,
Although by force I may forsake thee;
Fare thee well, for I was wrong
To woo thee while another take thee.
Eliza, pause and think a while--
Sweet lass! I shall forget thee never:
Fare thee well! although I smile,
I grieve to give thee up forever.
Eliza, I shall think of thee--
My heart shall ever twine about thee;
Fare thee well--but think of me,
Compell'd to live and die without thee.
'Fare thee well!--and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well!'
Scheme | ABAB CBCB DEDE BBBBEX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011101 110111011 1110111 110111111 01011111 11111011 1111111 111101011 01010101 111101110 111111 111111010 01011111 111101011 1111111 011101011 11101010 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 624 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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