Analysis of The Long Love That in My Thought Doth Harbour
David McKee Wright 1869 – 1928
The longë love that in my thought doth harbour
And in mine hert doth keep his residence,
Into my face presseth with bold pretence
And therein campeth, spreading his banner.
She that me learneth to love and suffer
And will that my trust and lustës negligence
Be rayned by reason, shame, and reverence,
With his hardiness taketh displeasure.
Wherewithall unto the hert's forest he fleeth,
Leaving his enterprise with pain and cry,
And there him hideth and not appeareth.
What may I do when my master feareth
But in the field with him to live and die?
For good is the life ending faithfully.
| Scheme | ABBAABBACDCCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111011110 0011111100 01111111 001110110 111111010 01111011100 1111010100 11110010 110011011 101101101 0111011 111111101 1001111101 1110110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 585 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 470 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 104 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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