Analysis of An Appeal
William Schwenck Gilbert 1836 – 1911
Oh! is there not one maiden breast
Which does not feel the moral beauty
Of making worldly interest
Subordinate to sense of duty?
Who would not give up willingly
All matrimonial ambition
To rescue such a one as I
From his unfortunate position?
Oh, is there not one maiden here,
Whose homely face and bad complexion
Have caused all hopes to disappear
Of ever winning man's affection?
To such a one, if such there be,
I swear by heaven's arch above you,
If you will cast your eyes on me, -
However plain you be - I'll love you!
Scheme | XAXAABXB XBXBACAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 111101010 1101010 01011110 11111100 10100010 11010111 110100010 11111101 110101010 1111101 110101010 11011111 111101011 11111111 10111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 517 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 205 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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