Analysis of Untitled 7
Owen Suffolk 1829
Fame surrounds us with a glory,
Dazzling as the noon-day sun,
And upon the page of story,
Blazons deeds of greatness done.
But 'tis love that sheds a brightness
Round us that can ne'er depart,
And with its own gentle lightness,
Writes its records on the heart.
Fame may stir the soul within us,
Half with pleasure, half with pain;
And a world's applause may win us
With its many-echoed strain.
But the song of love's own singing,
Though 'tis breathed by one alone,
Ever to the heart is bringing,
New-born raptures in its tone.
Give to me one fair form near me,
And I'll sigh no more for fame;
Better one sweet voice to cheer me,
Than the heartless crowd's acclaim.
Of fame's gifts I ask not any,
Its proud temples will I shun;
For the voices of the many,
Give to me the heart of one!
Scheme | ABABCDCD CECEFGFG AHAHABAB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111010 10010111 00101110 111101 11111010 1111101 01111010 1101101 11101011 1110111 00101111 1110101 10111110 1111101 10101110 111011 11111111 0111111 10111111 1010101 11111110 1110111 10101010 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 790 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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