Analysis of Yes, thou art changed since first we met

Amelia Opie 1769 (Norwich, England) – 1853 (Norwich, England)



YES, thou art changed since first we met,
But think not I shall e'er regret,
Though never can my heart forget,
The charms that once were thine:
For, Marian, well the cause I know
That stole the lustre from thine eye;
That proved thy beauty's secret foe,
And bade thy bloom and spirits fly:
What laid thy health, my Marian, low,
Was anxious care of mine.

O'er my sick couch I saw thee bend
The duteous wife, the tender friend,
And each capricious wish attend
With soft, incessant care.
Then trust me, love, that pallid face
Can boast a sweeter charm for me,
A truer, tenderer, dearer grace
Than blooming health bestowed on thee;....
For there thy well-tried love I see,
And read my blessings there.


Scheme AAABCDCDCB EEEFGHGHHF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 11111111 111111001 11011101 011101 110010111 11010111 1111101 01110101 111111001 110111 101111111 0110101 01010101 110101 11111101 11010111 0101101 11010111 11111111 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 686
Words 128
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 269
Words per stanza (avg) 63
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Amelia Opie

Amelia Opie, née Alderson, was an English author who published numerous novels in the Romantic Period of the early 19th century, through to 1828. Opie was also a leading abolitionist in Norwich, England. Amelia Opie's was the first of 187,000 names presented to the British Parliament on a petition from women to stop slavery. more…

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