Analysis of To Lucasta, I Laugh and Sing
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
I laugh and sing, but cannot tell
Whether the folly on't sounds well;
But then I groan,
Methinks, in tune;
Whilst grief, despair and fear dance to the air
Of my despised prayer.
A pretty antick love does this,
Then strikes a galliard with a kiss;
As in the end
The chords they rend;
So you but with a touch from your fair hand
Turn all to saraband.
| Scheme | AAXXBB CCDDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 100101111 1111 101 1101011101 11011 0101111 1101101 1001 0111 1111011111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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