Analysis of To M. S. G.
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Whene'er I view those lips of thine,
Their hue invites my fervent kiss;
Yet, I forego that bliss divine,
Alas! it were---unhallow'd bliss.
Whene'er I dream of that pure breast,
How could I dwell upon its snows!
Yet, is the daring wish represt,
For that,---would banish its repose.
A glance from thy soul-searching eye
Can raise with hope, depress with fear;
Yet, I conceal my love,---and why?
I would not force a painful tear.
I ne'er have told my love, yet thou
Hast seen my ardent flame too well;
And shall I plead my passion now,
To make thy bosom's heaven a hell?
No! for thou never canst be mine,
United by the priest's decree:
By any ties but those divine,
Mine, my belov'd, thou ne'er shalt be.
Then let the secret fire consume,
Let it consume, thou shalt not know:
With joy I court a certain doom,
Rather than spread its guilty glow.
I will not ease my tortur'd heart,
By driving dove-ey'd peace from thine;
Rather than such a sting impart,
Each thought presumptuous I resign.
Yes! yield those lips, for which I'd brave
More than I here shall dare to tell;
Thy innocence and mine to save,---
I bid thee now a last farewell.
Yes! yield that breast, to seek despair
And hope no more thy soft embrace;
Which to obtain, my soul would dare,
All, all reproach, but thy disgrace.
At least from guilt shalt thou be free,
No matron shall thy shame reprove;
Though cureless pangs may prey on me,
No martyr shalt thou be to love.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEF GHGH AIAI JKJK LALA MHMH FNFN IMIX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (90%) Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111111 11011101 11011101 011011 1111111 11110111 1101011 11110101 01111101 11110111 11011101 11110101 11111111 11110111 01111101 11111001 11110111 01010101 11011101 11011111 110101001 11011111 11110101 10111101 11111101 11011111 10110101 110100101 11111111 11111111 11000111 1111011 11111101 01111101 11011111 11011101 11111111 1101111 1111111 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,494 |
Words | 267 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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