Analysis of I Wept For Thee

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



I wept all day, my love is gone,
She went away and tarried none;
It teared my eyes as daylight broke
With no goodbyes, she never spoke.

As the daylight lits the land
In the daybright here I stand
And all alone I wept for she
As on my own I think of thee.

Then as the day comes to its end
I think and pray my heart will mend.
But think, I should, why I cry for?
She's gone for good!  I weep no more.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11111111 1101011 1111111 1111101 101101 001111 01011111 11111111 11011111 11011111 11111111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 388
Words 86
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

A classical piece from 1993

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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alan S Jeeves

Alan S Jeeves is a Lancashire (England) born, Yorkshire based classical poet. more…

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