Analysis of To Lady H---r,
Mary Barber 1685 – 1755
Tell me, my Patroness, and Friend,
Can Age Parnassian Heights ascend?
Sweet Poesy's light Footsteps trace?
Ah no! I must give up the Chace:
When Time the Head hath silver'd o'er,
The dear Delusion charms no more.
But why hast thou, with Taste endow'd,
At Phoebus' Altar never bow'd?
Shall Books engross thee all the Day?
When, lo! he waits to grace thy Lay.
| Scheme | AABBXX CCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11110001 111101 11111 11111101 11011110 01010111 11111101 11010101 11011101 11111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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