Analysis of O'Donohue's Mistress
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
Of all the fair months, that round the sun
In light-link'd dance their circles run,
Sweet May, shine thou for me;
For still, when thy earliest beams arise,
That youth, who beneath the blue lake lies,
Sweet May, returns to me.
Of all the bright haunts, where daylight leaves
Its lingering smile on golden eves,
Fair lake, thou'rt dearest to me;
For when the last April sun grows dim
Thy Naiads prepare his steed for him
Who dwells, bright lake, in thee.
Of all the proud steeds that ever bore
Young plumed Chiefs on sea or shore,
White Steed, most joy to thee;
Who still, with the first young glance of spring,
From under that glorious lake dost bring
My love, my chief, to me.
While, white as the sail some bark unfurls,
When newly launch'd, thy long mane curls,
Fair Steed, as white and free;
And spirits, from all the lake's deep bowers,
Glide o'er the blue wave scattering flowers,
Around my love and thee.
Of all the sweet deaths that maidens die,
Whose lovers beneath the cold wave lie,
Most sweet that death will be,
Which, under the next May evening's light,
When thou and thy steed are lost to sight,
Dear love, I'll die for thee.
Scheme | AABCCB DDBEEB FFBGGB CXBHHB IIBJJB |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (23%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 110111101 01111101 111111 1111100101 111010111 110111 11011111 110011101 1111011 110110111 11011111 111101 110111101 1111111 111111 111011111 1101100111 111111 11101111 11011111 111101 0101101110 11001110010 011101 110111101 110010111 111111 110011101 110111111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,146 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 176 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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