Analysis of Sonnet XLI: Yes, I Will Go

Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)



Yes, I will go, where circling whirlwinds rise,
Where threat'ning clouds in sable grandeur lour;
Where the blast yells, the liquid columns pour,
And madd'ning billows combat with the skies!
There, while the Daemon of the tempest flies
On growing pinions through the troublous hour,
The wild waves gasp impatient to devour,
And on the rock the waken'd Vulture cries!
Oh! dreadful solace to the stormy mind!
To me, more pleasing than the valley's rest,
The woodland songsters, or the sportive kind,
That nip the turf, or prune the painted crest;
For in despair alone, the wretched find
That unction sweet, which lulls the bleeding breast!


Scheme ABCAADDAEFEFEF
Poetic Form
Metre 1111110011 1111010011 1011010101 0111010101 1101010101 110110110 01110101010 010101101 1101010101 1111010101 0111011 1101110101 1001010101 111110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 631
Words 108
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 505
Words per stanza (avg) 106
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mary Darby Robinson

Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. more…

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