Analysis of Chloris Appearing In A Looking Glass
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
Oft have I seen a Piece of Art,
Of Light and Shade, the Mixture fine,
Speak all the Passions of the Heart,
And shew true Life in every Line.
But what is this before my Eyes,
With every Feature, every Grace,
That strikes with Love and with Surprize,
And gives me all the Vital Face.
It is not Chloris, for behold
The shifting Phantom comes and goes;
And when 'tis here 'tis pale and cold,
Nor any Female Softness knows.
But 'tis her Image, for I feel
The very Pains that Chloris gives;
Her Charms are there, I know 'em well,
I see what in my Bosom lives.
Oh cou'd I but the Picture save!
'Tis drawn by her own matchless Skill;
Nature the lively Colours gave,
And she need only Look to Kill.
Ah! Fair-one, will it not suffice,
That I shou'd once, your Victim lye;
Unless you multiply your Eyes,
And strive to make me doubly Dye.
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGHIHJKJKLMCM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110111 11010101 11010101 011101001 11110111 1100101001 1111011 01110101 11110101 01010101 01111101 1101101 11010111 01011101 01111111 11101101 11110101 1110111 1001011 01110111 11111101 11111101 0111011 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 812 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 630 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 159 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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