Analysis of Love Conquer'd
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
I.
The childish god of love did sweare
Thus: By my awfull bow and quiver,
Yon' weeping, kissing, smiling pair,
I'le scatter all their vowes i' th' ayr,
And their knit imbraces shiver.
II.
Up then to th' head with his best art
Full of spite and envy blowne,
At her constant marble heart,
He drawes his swiftest surest dart,
Which bounded back, and hit his owne.
III.
Now the prince of fires burnes;
Flames in the luster of her eyes;
Triumphant she, refuses, scornes;
He submits, adores and mournes,
And is his votresse sacrifice.
IV.
Foolish boy! resolve me now
What 'tis to sigh and not be heard?
He weeping kneel'd, and made a vow:
The world shall love as yon' fast two;
So on his sing'd wings up he steer'd.
Scheme | ABBBBB ACDCCD AEXEEX FDXFXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 01011111 11111010 11010101 10101111111 011110 1 1111111111 1110101 1010101 11110101 11010111 1 1011101 10010101 01010101 110101 011110 1 1010111 11110111 11010101 01111111 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 770 |
Words | 134 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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