Analysis of Rondel - II
Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)
(from the French of Wenceslas, Duke of Brabant and Luxembourg, who died in 1384.)
Long ago to thee I gave
Body, soul, and all I have---
Nothing in the world I keep:
All that in return I crave
Is that thou accept the slave
Long ago to thee I gave---
Body, soul, and all I have.
Had I more to share or save,
I would give as give the brave,
Stooping not to part the heap;
Long ago to thee I gave
Body, soul, and all I have---
Nothing in the world I keep.
| Scheme | xABC aaAB aacABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101111110010110 1011111 1010111 1000111 1100111 1110101 1011111 1010111 1111111 1111101 1011101 1011111 1010111 1000111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 446 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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