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
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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