Analysis of To Thomas Moore



My boat is on the shore,
   And my bark is on the sea;
But, before I go, Tom Moore,
   Here's a double health to thee!

Here's a sigh to those who love me,
   And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky's above me,
   Here's a heart for every fate.

Though the ocean roar around me,
   Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though a desert should surround me,
   It hath springs that may be won.

Were't the last drop in the well,
   As I gasp'd upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell,
   'Tis to thee that I would drink.

With that water, as this wine,
   The libation I would pour
Should be—peace with thine and mine,
   And a health to thee, Tom Moore.


Scheme ABCB BDBD BXBX EFEF GAGC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 111101 0111101 1011111 1010111 10111111 0011111 0101011 10111001 10101011 1111111 10101011 1111111 01011001 1110101 1110101 1111111 1110111 01111 1111101 0011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 651
Words 131
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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