Analysis of Song X. - The lovely Delia smiles again!
William Shenstone 1714 (Halesowen) – 1763 (Halesowen)
The lovely Delia smiles again!
That killing frown has left her brow;
Can she forgive my jealous pain,
And give me back my angry vow?
Love is an April's doubtful day;
Awhile we see the tempest lower,
Anon the radiant heaven survey,
And quite forget the flitting shower.
The flowers, that hung their languid head,
Are burnish'd by the transient rains;
The vines their wonted tendrils spread,
And double verdure gilds the plains.
The sprightly birds, that droop'd no less
Beneath the power of rain and wind,
In every raptured note express
The joy I feel-when thou art kind.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01010101 11011101 11011101 01111101 11110101 011101010 101001001 010101010 010111101 11010101 011111 0101101 01011111 010101101 01001101 01111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 563 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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