Analysis of This Libation, Cupid, Take
Ernest Christopher Dowson 1867 – 1900
This libation, Cupid, take,
With the lilies at thy feet;
Cherish Pierrot for their sake
Send him visions strange and sweet,
While he slumbers at thy feet.
Only love kiss him awake!
Only love kiss him awake!
| Scheme | ababbAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | ~Rhyme Royal |
| Metre | 11101 1010111 101111 1110101 111111 1011101 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 214 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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