Analysis of Love's Messengers.

Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)



He came from her, and though rough and uncouth,
It seemed her tenderness breathed out of him
As he re-worded her sweet sentences.
Even as a stony place, clothed with sweet flowers,
Seems itself to breathe perfume, and to be
Instinct with tenderness, so, fresh from her,
The roughness of his quality was charmed:
Love makes those lovable that deal with him.


Scheme ABCDEFGB
Poetic Form
Metre 1110011011 1101001111 1111001100 101010111110 1011101011 1011001110 0101110011 1111001111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 357
Words 64
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 283
Words per stanza (avg) 62
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford FRSE FBA is a Scottish poet, scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.  more…

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