Analysis of Song From An Evening's Love
John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)
After the pangs of a desperate lover,
When day and night I have sighed all in vain,
Ah, what a pleasure it is to discover
In her eyes pity, who causes my pain!
When with unkindness our love at a stand is,
And both have punished ourselves with the pain,
Ah, what a pleasure the touch of her hand is!
Ah, what a pleasure to touch it again!
When the denial comes fainter and fainter,
And her eyes give what her tongue does deny,
Ah, what a trembling I feel when I venture!
Ah, what a trembling does usher my joy!
When, with a sigh, she accords me the blessing,
And her eyes twinkle 'twixt pleasure and pain,
Ah, what a joy 'tis beyond all expressing!
Ah, what a joy to hear 'Shall we again!'
| Scheme | ABAB CBCD AXAX EBED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1001101010 1101111101 11010111010 0011011011 1111011011 01110001101 11010011011 1101011101 10010110010 0011101101 110100111110 11010011011 11011011010 0011011001 11011011010 1101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 681 |
| Words | 138 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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