Analysis of Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: XLIX
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
I will not tell the secrets of that place.
When Madame Blanche returned to us again
I was kneeling there, while Esther kissed my face
And dried and comforted my tears. O vain
And happy tears! O griefs thrice comforted!
I trembled, but not with fear. If I was dumb,
'Twas not for lack of speech where all was said.
My doubts were ended and my fears o'ercome,
And joy had triumphed. Life has given me much
And pleasure much, and Heaven may yet have store
Of nobler hopes to kindle and to touch,
But never for all time, ah, never more,
That delicate dawn of wonder when lips move
First to the love of life and love of love.
Scheme | ABACDEFEGHGHIJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010111 1101011101 11101110111 0101001111 0101111100 11011111111 1111111111 110100111 01110111011 01010101111 1101110011 1101111101 11001110111 1101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 615 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 482 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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