Analysis of Sometimes I think the happiest of love's moments
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Sometimes I think the happiest of love's moments
Is the blest moment of release from loving.
The world once more is all one's own to model
Upon one's own and not another's pattern.
And each poor heart imprisoned by the other's
Is suddenly set free for splendid action.
For no two lovers are a single person
And lovers' union means a soul's suppression.
Oh, happy then the moment of love's passing
When those strong souls we sought to slay recover.
| Scheme | ABCDEFFFBG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 011101001110 10110101110 01111111110 01110101010 01110101010 11001111010 11110101010 01010101010 11010101110 11111111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 455 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 354 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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