Analysis of Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away



Take, oh take those lips away,
That so sweetly were forsworn,
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn:
But my kisses bring again,
Seals of love, but sealed in vain.

Hide, oh hide those hills of snow,
Which thy frozen bosom bears,
On whose tops the pinks that grow
Are yet of those that April wears.
But first set my poor heart free,
Bound in those icy chains by thee.


Scheme ABABXX CDCDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 111001 0110111 1110101 1110101 1111101 1111111 1110101 1110111 11111101 1111111 10110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 390
Words 78
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 152
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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John Fletcher

John William Fletcher was an Australian politician. more…

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