Analysis of Upon the Curtain of Lucasta's Picture, It was Thus Wrought
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
Oh, stay that covetous hand; first turn all eye,
All depth and minde; then mystically spye
Her soul's faire picture, her faire soul's, in all
So truely copied from th' originall,
That you will sweare her body by this law
Is but its shadow, as this, its;--now draw.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 111111111 1101111 0111001101 11101111 1111010111 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 272 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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