Analysis of A Song.

John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)



High state and honours to others impart,
But give me your heart:
That treasure, that treasure alone,
I beg for my own.

So gentle a love, so fervent a fire,
My soul does inspire;
That treasure, that treasure alone,
I beg for my own.
Your love let me crave;
Give me in possessing
So matchless a blessing;
That empire is all I would have.
Love's my petition,
All my ambition;
If e'er you discover
So faithful a lover,
So real a flame,
I'll die, I'll die,
So give up my game.


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Poetic Form
Metre 110111001 11111 11011001 11111 11001110010 11101 11011001 11111 11111 110010 11010 110011111 11010 11010 1101010 110010 1101 1111 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 456
Words 92
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 15
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 178
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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John Dryden

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668. more…

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