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
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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