Analysis of Larghetto
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge 1861 (London) – 1907
Grant me but a day, love,
But a day,
Ere I give my heart,
My heart away,
Ere I say the word
I'll ne'er unsay.
Is it earnest with me?
Is it play?
Did the world in arms
Cry to me, "Stay!"
Not a moment then
Would I delay.
Yet, for very love,
I say thee nay.
Ere I give my heart,
My heart away,
Grant me but a day, love,
But a day!
| Scheme | ABCBxd xbdbxb abCBAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 101 11111 1101 11101 111 111011 111 10101 1111 10101 1101 11101 1111 11111 1101 111011 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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