Analysis of Villanelle of Ye Young Poet's First Villanelle to his Ladye and Ye Difficulties Thereof
Eugene O'Neill 1888 (Times Square) – 1953 (Boston)
To sing the charms of Rosabelle,
To pour my soul out at her feet,
I try to write this villanelle.
Now I am caught within her spell,
It seems to me most wondrous sweet
To sing the charms of Rosabelle.
I seek in vain for words to tell
My love -- Alas, my muse is weak!
I try to write this villanelle.
Would I had power to compel
The English language incomplete
To sing the charms of Rosabelle.
The ardent thoughts that in me dwell
On paper I would fair repeat
I try to write this villanelle.
My effort fruitless is. O H--l!
I'll tell her all when next we meet.
To sing the charms of Rosabelle,
I tried to write this villanelle.
Scheme | AbA cbA cxA cbA cbA cbAa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011100 11111101 111111 11110101 11111101 11011100 11011111 11011111 111111 11110101 01010001 11011100 01011011 11011101 111111 110101111 11011111 11011100 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 627 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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