Analysis of Pity Me, Loo!

Henry Clay Work 1832 (Middletown, Connecticut) – 1884 (Hartford, Connecticut)



On the sunset borders of the mountains I stray,
Of a dear home dreaming 'yond the snow peaks far away,
While the bubbling brook beside me goes dancing along,
As it seeks the "Golden Gate" of the ocean blue;
And a lone bird murmurs in the bush-top his song--
"Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!"

Tra la la la, la la la la
From mate to mate the carol rings:
Tra la la la, la la la la!
la la la la
A thousand valleys through;
Yet the lone bird sorrows as he plaintively sings--
"Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!"

'Neath the rocks I'm treading there are treasures of gold,
But by far more precious is my own native mold.
Nevermore, in search of Beauty need Fancy take wings:
Here is beauty, here is grandeur, at ev'ry view;
Yet my heart grows heavy, and the lone bird still sings--
"Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!"

In the green-clad valley where the wayward brook mends
There are homes most charming--there are warmhearted friends.
Lovely dell! it seems an Eden, afloat in mid-air,
As if God had sent from Heaven a creation new;
But its charm is broken, for my heart is not there--
"Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!" "Pity me, Loo!"


Scheme aabcbC DeDdceC ffeceC exgcgC
Poetic Form
Metre 10110101011 1011101011101 10100101111001 111010110101 001110001111 101110111011 11111111 11110101 11111111 1111 010101 10111011101 101110111011 101110111011 111110111101 100111011011 11101101111 111110001111 101110111011 001110101011 1111101111 1011111001011 1111111000101 111110111111 101110111011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,148
Words 235
Sentences 17
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 6, 6
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 214
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Henry Clay Work

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