Analysis of Two Loves

Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874 (New London, Prince Edward Island) – 1942 (Toronto)



One said; "Lo, I would walk hand-clasped with thee
Adown the ways of joy and sunlit slopes
Of earthly song in happiest vagrancy
To pluck the blossom of a thousand hopes.
Let us together drain the wide world's cup
With gladness brimméd up!"

And one said, "I would pray to go with thee
When sorrow claims thee; I would fence thy heart
With mine against all anguish; I would be
The comforter and healer of thy smart;
And I would count it all the wide world's gain
To spare or share thy pain!"


Scheme ABABCC ADADEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111111 10111011 11010100100 1101010101 1101010111 11111 0111111111 1101111111 1101110111 0100010111 0111110111 111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 492
Words 97
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 190
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Lucy Maud Montgomery

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