Analysis of Nocturne

Louise Imogen Guiney 1861 (Roxbury) – 1920



The sun that hurt his lovers from on high
Is fallen; she more merciful is nigh,
The blessèd one whose beauty's even glow
Gave never wound to any shepherd's eye.
Above our pausing boat in shallows drifted,
Alone her plaintive form ascends the sky.

O sing! the water-golds are deepening now,
A hush is come upon the beechen bough;
She shines the while on thee, as saint to saint
Sweet interchanged adorings may allow:
Sing, dearest, with that lily throat uplifted;
They are so like, the holy Moon and thou!


Scheme AAXAXA BBXBXB
Poetic Form
Metre 0111110111 1101110011 011111101 1101110101 01101010110 0101010101 11010111001 011101011 1101111111 111101 11011101100 1111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 513
Words 92
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 198
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Louise Imogen Guiney

Louise Imogen Guiney was an American poet, essayist and editor born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. more…

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