Analysis of Natalia’s Resurrection: Sonnet XXVIII

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)



Away! Away! Away with her, young lover,
Away with her in haste lest dawn should break;
If that her kinsmen should thy deed discover
Ill might it fare with thee for her love's sake.
Away with her to thine own palace walls,
Where thou shalt cherish her, and none may know.
Thy grief alone in those sad funerals
Was left behind and thou art quit of woe.
Oh, happy bridal! Now let songs be sung,
Lead forth the dances, let the minstrels play,
Bring her thou lovest thy own kith among,
A stranger bride, and who shall say thee nay?
Death's mighty river whoso hath passed through
Stands clear of blame, do fate what it may do.


Scheme ABABCDEDFGFGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 01010110110 0110011111 1101111010 1111111011 0110111101 1111000111 1101011100 1101011111 1101011111 1101010101 101111101 0101011111 110101111 1111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 615
Words 119
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 482
Words per stanza (avg) 117
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

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