Analysis of Go Give the World



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
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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Modified on March 27, 2023

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Otto Leland Bohanan

Otto Leland Bohanan was born around 1895 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Howard University and taught English at the Catholic University. He also worked as a music instructor at DeWitt Clinton High School, and died in 1932. more…

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