Analysis of Sonnet, To The Same (Genevra)
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Thy cheek is pale with thought, but not from woe,
And yet so lovely, that if Mirth could flush
Its rose of whiteness with the brightest blush,
My heart would wish away that ruder glow:
And dazzle not thy deep-blue eyes--but, oh!
While gazing on them sterner eyes will gush,
And into mine my mother's weakness rush,
Soft as the last drops round heaven's airy bow.
For, through thy long dark lashes low depending,
The soul of melancholy Gentleness
Gleams like a seraph from the sky descending,
Above all pain, yet pitying all distress;
At once such majesty with sweetness blending,
I worship more, but cannot love thee less.
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Metre | 1111111111 0111011111 1111010101 1111011101 0101111111 1101110111 0011110101 11011110101 11111101010 011100100 110110111 01111100101 11110011010 1101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 491 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 19, 2023
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