Analysis of Old Dutch Love Song
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
I am not rich, and yet my wealth
Surpasseth human measure;
My store untold
Is not of gold
Nor any sordid treasure.
Let this one hoard his earthly pelf,
Another court ambition--
Not for a throne
Would I disown
My poor and proud condition!
The worldly gain achieved to-day
To-morrow may be flying--
The gifts of kings
Are fleeting things--
The gifts of love undying!
In her I love is all my wealth--
For her my sole endeavor;
No heart, I ween,
Hath fairer queen,
No liege such homage, ever!
| Scheme | ABCCBXDEED XFGGFABDXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 11110111 11010 1101 1111 1101010 11111101 0101010 1101 1101 1101010 01010111 1101110 0111 1101 0111010 00111111 1011010 1111 1101 1111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 477 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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