Analysis of Thee, Thee, Only Thee
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
The dawning of morn, the daylight's sinking,
The night's long hours still find me thinking
Of thee, thee, only thee.
When friends are met, and goblets crown'd,
And smiles are near, that once enchanted,
Unreach'd by all that sunshine round,
My soul, like some dark spot, is haunted
By thee, thee, only thee.
Whatever in fame's high path could waken
My spirit once, is now forsaken
For thee, thee, only thee.
Like shores, by which some headlong bark
To the ocean hurries, resting never,
Life's scenes go by me, bright or dark,
I know not, heed not, hastening ever
To thee, thee, only thee.
I have not a joy but of thy bringing,
And pain itself seems sweet when springing
From thee, thee, only thee.
Like spells, that nought on earth can break,
Till lips, that know the charm, have spoken,
This heart, howe'er the world may wake
Its grief, its scorn, can but be broken
By thee, thee, only thee.
Scheme | aabcxcxB ddbefefb aabgdgdB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010110110 0111011110 111101 1111011 011111010 111111 111111110 111101 100111110 110111010 111101 1111111 1010101010 11111111 1111110010 111101 1110111110 010111110 111101 11111111 111101110 11100111 111111110 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 899 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 227 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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