Analysis of The Tears Of Amynta, For The Death Of Damon. A Song
John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)
1.
On a bank, beside a willow,
Heaven her covering, earth her pillow,
Sad Amynta sigh'd alone:
From the cheerless dawn of morning
Till the dews of night returning,
Singing thus she made her moan:
Hope is banish'd,
Joys are vanish'd,
Damon, my beloved, is gone!
2.
Time, I dare thee to discover
Such a youth and such a lover;
Oh, so true, so kind was he!
Damon was the pride of nature,
Charming in his every feature;
Damon lived alone for me;
Melting kisses,
Murmuring blisses:
Who so lived and loved as we?
3.
Never shall we curse the morning.
Never bless the night returning,
Sweet embraces to restore:
Never shall we both lie dying,
Nature failing, Love supplying
All the joys he drain'd before:
Death come end me,
To befriend me:
Love and Damon are no more
Scheme | ABBCDDCEEX AFFGFFGHHG ADDIDDI GGI |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1 1010101 1001001010 11101 1011110 10111010 1011101 1110 1110 1010111 1 11111010 10101010 1111111 10101110 100110010 1010111 1010 1001 1110111 1 10111010 10101010 1010101 10111110 10101010 1011101 1111 1011 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 739 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 7, 3 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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