Analysis of Love, The Soul Of Poetry
Anne Killigrew 1660 (London) – 1685 (London)
WHen first Alexis did in Verse delight,
His Muse in Low, but Graceful Numbers walk't,
And now and then a little Proudly stalk't;
But never aim'd at any noble Flight:
The Herds, the Groves, the gentle purling Streams,
Adorn'd his Song, and were his highest Theams.
But Love these Thoughts, like Mists, did soon disperse,
Enlarg'd his Fancy, and set free his Muse,
Biding him more Illustrious Subjects choose;
The Acts of Gods, and God-like Men reherse.
From thence new Raptures did his Breast inspire,
His scarce Warm-Heart converted was to Fire.
Th' exalted Poet rais'd by this new Flame,
With Vigor flys, where late he crept along,
And Acts Divine, in a Diviner Song,
Commits to the eternal Trompe of Fame.
And thus Alexis does prove Love to be,
As the Worlds Soul, the Soul of Poetry.
Scheme | ABBACC XDDCXX EFFEBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010101 11011101011 01010101011 1101110101 010101011 0111001101 1111111101 0111001111 10110100101 011101111 111111101 11110101110 110101011111 1101111101 01010011 0110010111 0101011111 1011011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 140 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 204 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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