Analysis of A Bridal Song
Hugh McCrae 1876 (Melbourne) – 1958
SHE is more sparkling beautiful
Than dawn-light seen thro’ tears
The weeping worlds of Paradise
Shed down upon the spheres.
Her eyes are bright and passionate
With love’s immortal flame—
The flowers of a wildwood tree
In petals write her name.
Her breath of life ’s so wondrous sweet
The bees halt, in amaze,
Their streaming honey-laden fleet
Above the meadow ways;
And every little singing thing
Atween the breasted hill
And God’s high-vaulted cloistering
Upraises with a will
Paeans of laud, and cheery chaunts
Of her, who now is mine—
Queen-Angel of angelic haunts
Thro’ months of mead and wine.
Scheme | XAXX XBXB CDCD EFEF AGXG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 11110100 111111 0101110 110101 01110100 110101 0101011 010101 011111101 011001 11010101 01011 010010101 10101 011101 1101 10110101 101111 1101101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 30 sec read
- 41 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A Bridal Song" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/19315/a-bridal-song>.
Discuss this Hugh McCrae poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In