Analysis of A Song
Anne Kingsmill Finch 1661 – 1720 (Westminster)
Persuade me not, there is a Grace
Proceeds from Silvia's Voice or Lute,
Against Miranda's charming Face
To make her hold the least Dispute.
Musick, which tunes the Soul for Love,
And stirs up all our soft Desires,
Do's but the glowing Flame improve,
Which pow'rful Beauty first inspires.
Thus, whilst with Art she plays, and sings
I to Miranda, standing by,
Impute the Music of the Strings,
And all the melting Words apply
Scheme | ABABXXXX CDCD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111101 0111111 01010101 11010101 10110111 0111101010 11010101 1110101 11111101 11010101 01010101 01010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 436 |
Words | 76 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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