Analysis of Stanzas Inscribed to Lady William Russell
Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)
NATURE, to prove her heav'n-taught pow'r,
That gems the earth, and paints the flow'r;
That bids the soft enchanting note
Steal from the LINNET'S downy throat;
That from young MAY'S ambrosial wings,
The balmy dew of HYBLA flings;
With partial hand, each charm combin'd,
To deck THY Form, and grace THY Mind.
She gave her ROSE, to tint thy cheek,
Her witching smile, her blushes meek;
She bade thy ruby lips impart
The chastest precepts of the heart;
She taught thy dulcet voice to prove,
The soothing softness of the DOVE;
While thro' each wond'rous beauty stole
THE PERFECT IMAGE OF THY SOUL.
Scheme | AABBCCDD EEFFXXGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101111 110101011 11010101 1101101 11110101 0101111 11011101 11110111 11011111 01010101 11110101 011101 11110111 01010101 1111101 00110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 231 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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