Analysis of On the Death of Richard West
Thomas Gray 1716 (Cornhill, London) – 1771 (Cambridge)
1 In vain to me the smiling Mornings shine,
2 And reddening Phœbus lifts his golden fire;
3 The birds in vain their amorous descant join;
4 Or cheerful fields resume their green attire;
5 These ears, alas! for other notes repine,
6 A different object do these eyes require;
7 My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine;
8 And in my breast the imperfect joys expire.
9 Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer,
10 And new-born pleasure brings to happier men;
11 The fields to all their wonted tribute bear;
12 To warm their little loves the birds complain;
13 I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear,
14 And weep the more because I weep in vain.
Scheme | ABCBABADEFGHIH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111010101 01111111010 0101110011 11010111010 110111011 01001011110 1101011111 00110010101 1101010111 01110111001 011111101 1111010101 1101111101 0101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 716 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 507 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 196 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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