Analysis of Blue Blood
William Schwenck Gilbert 1836 – 1911
Spurn not the nobly born
With love affected,
Nor treat with virtuous scorn
The well connected.
High rank involves no shame -
We boast an equal claim
With him of humble name
To be respected!
Blue blood! Blue blood!
When virtuous love is sought,
Thy power is naught,
Though dating from the Flood,
Blue blood!
Spare us the bitter pain
Of stern denials,
Nor with low-born disdain
Augment our trials.
Hearts just as pure and fair
May beat in Belgrave Square
As in the lowly air
Of Seven Dials!
Blue blood! Blue blood!
Of what avail art thou
To serve me now?
Though dating from the Flood,
Blue blood!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 11010 1111001 01010 110111 111101 111101 11010 1111 1100111 11011 110101 11 110101 11010 111101 011010 111101 11011 100101 11010 1111 110111 1111 110101 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 579 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 13 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 234 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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