Analysis of The Bargain
Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)
MY true love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one for another given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
I cherish his because in me it bides:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
| Scheme | AbxbA bxxaA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1111110111 11011101010 1111011101 11010101010 1111110111 1101110101 1101110101 1111111111 1101010111 1111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 451 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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