Analysis of Go Give the World
Otto Leland Bohanan 1895 – 1932
I do not crave to have thee mine alone, dear
Keeping thy charms within my jealous sight;
Go, give the world the blessing of thy beauty,
That other hearts may share of my delight!
I do not ask, thy love should be mine only
While others falter through the dreary night;
Go, kiss the tears from some wayfarer’s vision,
That other eyes may know the joy of light!
Where days are sad and skies are hung with darkness,
Go, send a smile that sunshine may be rife;
Go, give a song, a word of kindly greeting,
To ease the sorrow of some lonely life!
Scheme | XABA BAXA XCXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111111011 1011011101 11010101110 1101111101 11111111110 1101010101 110111110 1101110111 11110111110 110111111 11010111010 1101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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