Analysis of Sonnet 81: Oh Kiss, Which Dost
Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)
Oh kiss, which dost those ruddy gems impart,
Or gems, or fruits of new-found Paradise,
Breathing all bliss and sweet'ning to the heart,
Teaching dumb lips a nobler exercise;
Oh kiss, which souls, even souls, together ties
By links of Love, and only Nature's art:
How fain would I paint thee to all men's eyes,
Or of thy gifts at least shade out some part;
But she forbids, with blushing words, she says
She builds her fame on higher-seated praise;
But my heart burns, I cannot silent be.
Then since (dear life) you fain would have me peace,
And I, mad with delight, want wit to cease,
Stop you my mouth with still, still kissing me.
Scheme | AXAB BABA XXC DDC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110101 111111110 1011011101 101101010 11111010101 1111010101 1111111111 1111111111 1101110111 1101110101 1111110101 1111111111 0111011111 1111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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