Analysis of A devotion to my wife Aki and my son Daniel
Should ah close ma eyes yince an' e'ermore
Nae mair tae spy braw licht sklentin' thru' ma door
If aw this vain glory hae nae purpose at aw’
Ah did ma best tae love yi' aw'
But fair yin day we'll meet again
An' sense the hearts o' those we knew
There in the dark a light will shine
The love ah' had for thee an' thine
Where bricht sprites dance an' dragons merry We'll raise a glass thru' mist an' hooly
‘Till ah spot ma girlie oan the wa'
This heart will ne'er be lighter
But fair yin day we'll meet again
An' sense the hearts o' those we knew
We'll raise a glass thru' mist an' hooly
Wi’ wings tae watch o'er hempie
Ah'll kiss ma lassie oan the wa'
Where bricht sprites dance an' dragons blaw
We'll raise a toast thru' mist an' dewy
This heart could ne'er be lighter
Should ah close ma eyes yince an' e'ermore
Nae mair tae spy braw licht sklentin' thru' ma door Tho’ ah did ma best tae love yi' aw'
An' yi'll always be ma lassie o'
J M. Ippolito 26th February 2015.
Scheme | Aabb CDee fga CDfx gfxa Abx a |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 1111111111 111110111011 11111111 11111101 11011111 10010111 01111111 11111101011011111 111110101 1111110 11111101 11011111 11011111 1111101 11110101 11111101 110111110 1111110 11111111 1111111111111111111 11111101 1101011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 977 |
Words | 193 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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