Analysis of Gavotte

Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)



Memories long in music sleeping,
No more sleeping,
No more dumb;
Delicate phantoms softly creeping
Softly back from the old-world come.

Faintest odours around them straying,
Suddenly straying
In chambers dim;
Whispering silks in order swaying,
Glimmering gems on shoulders slim:

Courage advancing strong and tender,
Grace untender
Fanning desire;
Suppliant conquest, proud surrender,
Courtesy cold of hearts on fire---

Willowy billowy now they're bending,
Low they're bending
Down-dropt eyes;
Stately measure and stately ending,
Music sobbing, and a dream that dies.


Scheme AABAB AACAC DDDDD AAEAE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (60%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 100101010 1110 111 100101010 10110111 10101110 10010 0101 100101010 10011101 100101010 11 10010 1101010 100111110 10011110 1110 111 101001010 101000111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 567
Words 86
Sentences 3
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Modified on March 15, 2023

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Sir Henry Newbolt

Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a very powerful role as a government adviser, particularly on Irish issues and with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps best remembered for his poems "Vitaï Lampada" and "Drake's Drum". more…

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