Analysis of Come To The Greenwood Tree
William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 – 1863
Come to the greenwood tree,
Come where the dark woods be,
Dearest, O come with me!
Let us rove—O my love—O my love!
Come—'tis the moonlight hour,
Dew is on leaf and flower,
Come to the linden bower,—
Let us rove—O my love—O my love!
Dark is the wood, and wide
Dangers, they say, betide;
But, at my Albert's side,
Nought I fear, O my love—O my love!
Welcome the greenwood tree,
Welcome the forest free,
Dearest, with thee, with thee,
Nought I fear, O my love—O my love!
| Scheme | aaaB cccB dddB aaaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011 110111 101111 111111111 110110 1111010 1101010 111111111 110101 101101 111101 111111111 10011 100101 101111 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 477 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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