Analysis of Song from Abdelazar



Love in fantastic triumph sat,
        Whilst bleeding hearts around him flow'd,
    For whom fresh pains he did create,
        And strange tyrannic power he shew'd;
     From thy bright eyes he took his fire,
        Which round about in sport he hurl'd;
    But 'twas from mine he took desire
        Enough to undo the amorous world.

From me he took his sighs and tears,
       From thee his pride and cruelty;
   From me his languishments and fears,
       And every killing dart from thee;
   Thus thou and I the God have arm'd,
       And set him up a Deity;
   But my poor heart alone is harm'd,
       Whilst thine the victor is, and free.


Scheme AXXABCBC XDXDEDED
Poetic Form
Metre 10010101 11010111 11111101 0111011 111111110 11010111 111111010 0110101001 11111101 1111010 111101 010010111 11010111 01110100 11110111 11010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 647
Words 108
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 220
Words per stanza (avg) 53
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 22, 2023

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