Analysis of Echoes Of Love's House

William Morris 1834 (Walthamstow) – 1896 (London)



Love gives every gift whereby we long to live
“Love takes every gift, and nothing back doth give.”

Love unlocks the lips that else were ever dumb:
“Love locks up the lips whence all things good might come.”

Love makes clear the eyes that else would never see:
“Love makes blind the eyes to all but me and thee.”

Love turns life to joy till nought is left to gain:
“Love turns life to woe till hope is nought and vain.”

Love, who changest all, change me nevermore!
“Love, who changest all, change my sorrow sore!”

Love burns up the world to changeless heaven and blest,
“Love burns up the world to a void of all unrest.”

And there we twain are left, and no more work we need:
“And I am left alone, and who my work shall heed?”

Ah! I praise thee, Love, for utter joyance won!
“And is my praise nought worth for all my life undone?”


Scheme XX AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 111001011111 111001010111 1101110101 11101111111 11101111101 11101111101 11111111111 11111111101 11111110 111111101 11101111001 111011011101 011111011111 011101011111 1111111011 011111111101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 854
Words 170
Sentences 12
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 16, 2023

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William Morris

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