Analysis of A Song
Helen Maria Williams 1761 (London) – 1827
No riches from his scanty store
My lover could impart;
He gave a meant his love.
But now for me, in search of gain
From shore to shore he flies:
Why wander riches to obtain,boon I valued more—
He gave me all his heart!
His soul sincere, his gen'rous worth,
Might well this bosom move;
And when I ask'd for bliss on earth,
I only
When love is all I prize?
The frugal meal, the lowly cot
If blest my love with thee!
That simple fare, that humble lot,
Were more than wealth to me.
While he the dang'rous ocean braves,
My tears but vainly flow:
Is pity in the faithless waves
To which I pour my woe?
The night is dark, the waters deep,
Yet soft the billows roll;
Alas! at every breeze I weep—
The storm is in my soul.
Scheme | ABX XCAB DXDEC FEFE GHGH IJIJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 110101 110111 11110111 111111 11010111101 111111 1101111 111101 01111111 110 111111 01010101 111111 11011101 011111 1101101 111101 1100011 111111 01110101 110101 011100111 011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 29, 2023
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