Analysis of Love's Omnipresence

Joshua Sylvester 1563 (England) – 1618



Where I was base as is the lowly plain,
And you, my Love, as high as heaven above,
Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swain
Ascend to heaven, in honour of my Love.

Where I as high as heaven above the plain,
And you, my Love, as humble and as low
As are the deepest bottoms of the main,
Whereso'er you were, with you my love should go.

Were you the earth, dear Love, and I the skies,
My love should shine on you like to the sun,
And look upon you with thousand eyes
Till heaven wax'd blind, and till the world were done.

Whereso'er I am, below, or else above you,
Whereso'er you are, my heart shall truly love you.


Scheme ABAB ACAC DEDE FF
Poetic Form
Metre 1111110101 01111111001 1101111101 0111001111 11111100101 0111110011 1101010101 110111111 0101110101 1111111101 010111101 11011010101 1110111011 1111111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 615
Words 126
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Joshua Sylvester

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