Analysis of To Anne
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Oh, Anne, your offences to me have been grievous:
I thought from my wrath no atonement could save you:
But woman is made to command and deceive us —
I look 'd in your face, and I almost forgave you.
I vow'd I could ne'er for a moment respect you,
Yet thought that a day's separation was long;
When we met, I determined again to suspect you
Your smile soon convinced me suspicion was wrong.
I swore, in a transport of young indignation,
With fervent contempt evermore to disdain you:
I saw you - my anger became admiration;
And now, all my wish, all my hope's to regain you.
With beauty like yours, oh, how vain the contention!
Thus lowly I sue for forgiveness before you;
At once to conclude such a fruitless dissension,
Be false, my sweet Anne, when I cease to adore you!
January 16, 1807.
Scheme | ABAB BCBC DBDB DBDB X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111110 111111010111 110111010011 111011011011 111111010011 1110101011 1111010011011 11101101011 11000111010 11001101011 11111001010 011111111011 110111110010 110111010011 111011010010 111111111011 100 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 787 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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