Analysis of Song

William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)



My silks and fine array,
My smiles and languish'd air,
By love are driv'n away;
And mournful lean Despair
Brings me yew to deck my grave;
Such end true lovers have.

His face is fair as heav'n
When springing buds unfold;
O why to him was't giv'n
Whose heart is wintry cold?
His breast is love's all-worshipp'd tomb,
Where all love's pilgrims come.

Bring me an axe and spade,
Bring me a winding sheet;
When I my grave have made
Let winds and tempests beat:
Then down I'll lie as cold as clay.
True love doth pass away!


Scheme ABABXX CDCDXX EFEFAA
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 110101 111101 010101 1111111 111101 111111 110101 1111111 111101 11111101 111101 111101 110101 111111 11011 11111111 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 507
Words 100
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 10, 2023

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