Analysis of Solitude
Alexander Pope 1688 (London) – 1744 (Twickenham)
Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield shade,
In winter, fire.
Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night; study and ease
Together mixed; sweet recreation,
And innocence, which most does please
With meditation.
Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG HIHI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 10011101 01010101 10111101 0111 11111111 110111010 1101011 01010 11111 101011101 01110111 1011 11111001 01011010 01001111 1010 11110101 11111 11010101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 628 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 27, 2023
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