Analysis of Ever Faithful to You
Lucian B. Watkins 1879 (Chesterfield, Virginia) – 1921
When e'er I read these words, Dear Heart, of your sweet valentine,
I'm sure no heart can ever feel a sweeter joy than mine.
"Faithful!" no word can e'er express a truer, greater love—
No truer constancy than this have angels up above!
"Ever!" ah, then eternally you pledge that you'll be true!
For love's sweet sake, alone, I choose a happy life with you.
Through every sorrow, joy or pain that we in life may meet,
In sweet companionship we'll share—the bitter with the sweet.
We'll live with these words of faithfulness, what e'er our lot may be.
And live that we may after death from earthly stains be free.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11011111111110 11111101010111 101111001010101 11010011110101 10110100111111 11110111010111 110010111110111 0101011010101 111111111010111 01111101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 48 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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