Analysis of On The Dutchess Of Grafton
Anne Killigrew 1660 (London) – 1685 (London)
Under the Name of ALINDA.
A SONG.
Th' ambitious Eye that seeks alone,
Where Beauties Wonders most are shown;
Of all that bounteous Heaven displays,
Let him on bright Alinda gaze;
And in her high Example see,
All can admir'd, or wisht-for, be
An unmatch't Form, Mind like endow'd,
Estate, and Title great and proud;
A Charge Heaven dares to few commit,
So few, like her, can manage it;
Without all Blame or Envy bear,
The being Witty, Great and Fair!
So well these Murd'ring Weapons weild,
As first Herself with them to shield,
Then slaughter none in proud Disport,
Destroy those she invites to Gourt:
Great are her Charmes, but Vertue more,
She wounds no Hearts, though All adore!
'Tis Am'rous Beauty Love invites,
A Passion, like it self, excites:
The Paragon, though all admire,
Kindles in none a fond desire:
No more than those the Kings Renown
And State applaud, affect his Crown.
Scheme | AX BBCCDDAAAAEE AAAAFFGGXXHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 100111 01 1101011101 11010111 11111001 111111 00010101 110101111 1111101 01010101 011011101 11101101 01111101 01010101 1111101 11011111 1101011 01110111 1101111 11111101 1110101 01011101 0101101 10101010 11110101 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 867 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 228 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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