Analysis of To Cloris



Cloris, I cannot say your eyes
Did my unwary heart surprise;
Nor will I swear it was your face,
Your shape, or any nameless grace:
For you are so entirely fair,
To love a part, injustice were;
No drowning man can know which drop
Of water his last breath did stop;
So when the stars in heaven appear,
And join to make the night look clear;
The light we no one's bounty call,
But the obliging gift of all.
He that does lips or hands adore,
Deserves them only, and no more;
But I love all, and every part,
And nothing less can ease my heart.
Cupid, that lover, weakly strikes,
Who can express what 'tis he likes.


Scheme AABBCDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111 11010101 11111111 11110101 111101001 11010100 11011111 11011111 110101001 01110111 01111101 10010111 11111101 01110011 111101001 01011111 10110101 11011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 617
Words 120
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 467
Words per stanza (avg) 118
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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