Analysis of To Death
If within my heart there's mould,
If the flame of Poesy
And the flame of Love grow cold,
Slay my body utterly.
Swiftly, pause not nor delay;
Let not my life's field be spread
With the ash of feelings dead,
Let thy singer soar away.
| Scheme | AXAX BCCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 1011111 10111 0011111 1110100 1011101 1111111 1011101 1110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 245 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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