Analysis of Epigram. On A Ladys Lace Shown For A Favour
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
As Nelly to a chamber got
To take her leave of Ned
She loosd her lace & Cast a knot
(Ah why unlacd the maid.).
Now pull the further end she cryd
The Youth obeyd commands
And still the knot ye faster tyd
The more they parted hands
This fancy by the lover seen
She gave the silken braid
And with a kiss or two between
The parting posy said
When this you see remember me
And love me more & more
This knot when you at distance drew
Came closer than before.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 110111 1101101 11101 11010111 01101 01011101 011101 11010101 110101 01011101 01011 11110101 01111 11111101 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 445 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 353 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 93 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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