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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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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