Analysis of Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: XVIII
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
Alas, poor Queen of Beauty! In my heart
I could weep for you and your sad graceless doom.
You stand at my life's threshold in the part
Of king's chief jester in the ante--room,
And none more near the throne. You made us sport
According to your folly, and passed on,
And now you live with pension in Love's Court,
And privilege to jest and wear the crown.
Yes, I could weep for you. Your part it was
To strike the cymbals on a night sublime
For Love's first bridal dance. Alas, alas!
Time, the avenger of our manhood's prime,
Is gathering all life courtiers to his cell,
And you among the rest. So fare you well.
| Scheme | ABABCDCEFGHGII |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111110011 11111011101 111111001 1111000101 0111011111 0101110011 0111110011 010110101 1111111111 1101010101 1111010101 1001011011 110011100111 0101011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 606 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 469 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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