Analysis of The Silent Lover i
Sir Walter Raleigh 1552 (Hayes Barton, East Budleigh, Devon) – 1618 (London)
PASSIONS are liken'd best to floods and streams:
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb;
So, when affection yields discourse, it seems
The bottom is but shallow whence they come.
They that are rich in words, in words discover
That they are poor in that which makes a lover.
| Scheme | ABABCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain Heroic Sestet |
| Metre | 1011011101 0101010111 1101011011 0101110111 11110101010 11110111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 287 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 218 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
- 15 sec read
- 175 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Silent Lover i" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/35462/the-silent-lover-i>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Sir Walter Raleigh poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In