Analysis of Song XIX. - When bright Ophelia treads the green
William Shenstone 1714 (Halesowen) – 1763 (Halesowen)
When bright Ophelia treads the green,
In all the pride of dress and mien;
Averse to freedom, mirth and play,
The lofty rival of the day;
Methinks, to my enchanted eye,
The lilies droop, the roses die.
But when, disdaining art, the fair
Assumes a soft engaging air;
Mild as the opening morn of May,
And as the feather'd warblers gay;
The scene improves where'er she goes,
More sweetly smile the pink and rose.
O lovely maid! propitious hear,
Nor think thy Damon insincere.
Pity my wild delusive flame;
For though the flowers are still the same,
To me they languish, or improve,
And plainly tell me that I love.
Scheme | AABBCC DDBBEE XXFFXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 01011101 01110101 01010101 1110101 01010101 11010101 01010101 110100111 01010101 01011011 11010101 11010101 1111001 101111 110101101 11110101 01011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 600 |
Words | 112 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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