Analysis of To Mrs. Barber
Mary Barber 1685 – 1755
See, the bright Sun renews his annual Course,
Each Beam re--tinges, and revives its Force,
By Years uninjur'd; so may'st thou remain,
Not Time from thee, but thou from Time may'st gain:
O might the Fates thy vital Thread prolong,
And make thy Life immortal, as thy Song!
Less Lustre waits the God, when he refines
The rip'ning Metal in Peruvian Mines;
Brightens the Crystal with transparent Day,
Or points the Di'mond with its sparkling Ray;
Than when, delighted, he thy Soul inspires,
Informs thy Judgment, and thy Fancy fires;
Assists thee striking out some bold Design,
And breathes immortal Honours on each Line:
In common as His Rays on all descend,
So You the Great delight, the Poor befriend:
As Heat productive His bright Beams bestow,
So, warm with Life, your pow'rful Numbers flow:
As He from Clouds bursts forth divinely bright,
So Envy sets You in a fairer Light:
Yet, tho' thus far Similitude we see,
One Thing disturbs the wond'rous Harmony;
With faded Light the Winter Sun appears,
Whilst You shine brighter in Decline of Years.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110111001 111100111 11010111101 11111111111 1101110101 0111010111 1101011101 01110001001 1001010101 110111101 1101011101 01110011010 0111011101 010101111 0101111101 1101010101 1101011101 111111101 1111110101 1101100101 1111111 110101100 1101010101 1111000111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,028 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 18 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 410 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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