Analysis of To Henry, Written to a Russian Air
Amelia Opie 1769 (Norwich, England) – 1853 (Norwich, England)
How I hail this morn's appearing!
It will thee, my love, restore:
Safety danger past endearing,
Sure we meet to part no more!
Fame is thine, lo! crowds aver it,
And her smile is dear to thee;
But I charge thee, don't prefer it
E'er again to home and me.
Thou, thy country's call obeying,
Hast her battles nobly fought;
And, thy ready zeal repaying,
See, she gives the laurels sought.
But have I no claims, my rover?
Claims as fondly dear to thee?
Yes, O yes! and, wandering over,
Thou wilt rest with love and me.
Ha! methinks, thy glances reading,
From thine eyes my fate I know;
Duty still love's claim impeding,
Thou again must seek the foe.
Of my fears too dread revival!
Yet, with tearful joy I see,
Duty is the only rival
Potent over love and me.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD AEAE FDFD AGAG HDHD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111010 1111101 10101010 1111111 11111101 0011111 11111011 10011101 11101010 1010101 01101010 1110101 11111110 1110111 111010010 1111101 1111010 1111111 10111010 1011101 11111010 1110111 10101010 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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