Analysis of I Said--I Care Not
Richard Le Gallienne 1866 (Liverpool) – 1947
I said-I care not if I can
But look into her eyes again,
But lay my hand within her hand
Just once again.
Though all the world be filled with snow
And fire and cataclysmal storm,
I'll cross it just to lay my head
Upon her bosom warm.
Ah! bosom made of April flowers,
Might I but bring this aching brain,
This foolish head, and lay it down
On April once again!
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11111111 11010101 11110101 1101 11011111 010011 11111111 010101 110111010 11111101 11010111 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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