Analysis of The Scrutinie. Song
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
I.
Why shouldst thou sweare I am forsworn,
Since thine I vow'd to be?
Lady, it is already Morn,
And 'twas last night I swore to thee
That fond impossibility.
II.
Have I not lov'd thee much and long,
A tedious twelve moneths space?
I should all other beauties wrong,
And rob thee of a new imbrace;
Should I still dote upon thy face.
III.
Not but all joy in thy browne haire
In others may be found;
But I must search the black and faire,
Like skilfulle minerallists that sound
For treasure in un-plow'd-up ground.
IV.
Then if, when I have lov'd my round,
Thou prov'st the pleasant she;
With spoyles of meaner beauties crown'd,
I laden will returne to thee,
Ev'n sated with varietie.
Scheme | ABCBCC ADEDEE AFGFGG XGCGCG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 1111111 111111 10110101 01111111 1100100 1 11111101 0100111 11110101 0111011 11110111 1 11110111 010111 11110101 11111 11001111 1 11111111 110101 11110101 1101111 111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 749 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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