Analysis of My Love
Arthur Henry Adams 1872 (Lawrence) – 1936 (Sydney, New South Wales)
SHE has tender eyes that tell
All her prim, set lips suppress—
Daring thoughts that ever dwell
Prisoned in her bashfulness;
Hints of sudden tenderness
That within her breast rebel.
Till her bosom's fall and swell
Tell her meaning all too well,
To her heart's demure distress.
She has soft, smooth cheeks that flame
As she nestles close, so close,
With the new half-joy, half-shame,
That within her bosom glows,
And each fevered feature shows.
Her hot pulses beat acclaim
Of the hopes she dare not tame,
Fervid thoughts she cannot name—
Till I kiss her, and she knows.
She has clinging arms of white,
Little hands and fingers fine,
And she holds me tight, so tight;
While her eager arms entwine
Deep I drink her kisses' wine.
Hush! I feel through all her slight,
Trembling figure love's delight,
And she knows that all is right,
And her bosom beats with mine.
Scheme | ABABCDAABEFEGGEEEGHIHIIHHHI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 1011101 1011101 10001 1110100 1010110 101101 1010111 1010101 1111111 1110111 1011111 1010101 0110101 0110101 1011111 1011101 1110011 1110111 1010101 0111111 1010101 1110101 1111101 10010101 0111111 0010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 900 |
Words | 154 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 27 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 674 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 152 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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