Analysis of Lord Guy
George F Warren 1874 – 1938
When swallows Northward flew
Forth from his home did fare
Guy, Lord of Lanturlaire
And Lanturlu.
Swore he to cross the brine,
Pausing not, night nor day,
That he might Paynims slay
In Palestine.
Half a league on his way
Met he a shepherdess
Beaming with loveliness,
Fair as Young Day.
Gazed he in eyes of blue,
Saw love in hiding there
Guy, Lord of Lanturlaire
And Lanturlu.
"Let the foul Paynim wait!"
Plead Love, "and stay with me.
Cruel and cold the sea,
Here's brighter fate."
When swallows Southward flew
Back to his home did fare
Guy, Lord of Lanturlaire
And Lanturlu.
Led he his charger gay
Bearing a shepherdess
Beaming with happiness,
Fair as Young Day.
White lambs, be-ribboned blue,
Tends now with anxious care,
Guy, Lord of Lanturlaire
And Lanturlu.
| Scheme | abBA cddc deeD abBA fxef abBA deeD abBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 110101 111111 1111 01 111101 101111 11111 010 101111 1101 1011 1111 110111 110101 1111 01 10111 110111 100101 1101 110101 111111 1111 01 111101 1001 101100 1111 11111 111101 1111 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 752 |
| Words | 143 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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