Analysis of A Roundelay.
John Carr, Sir 1772 – 1832 (London, United Kingdom)
Wide thro' the azure blue and bright
Serenely floats the lamp of night;
The sleeping waves forget to move,
And silent is the cedar grove;
Each breeze suspended seems to say -
"Now, Leline, for thy Roundelay!"
My Delia's lids are clos'd in rest;
Ah! were her pillow but my breast!
Go, dreams! one gentle word impart,
In whispers place me by her heart;
While near her door I'll fondly stray,
And sooth her with my Roundelay.
But, ah! the Night draws in her shade,
And glimm'ring stars reluctant fade:
Yet sleep, my love! nor may'st thou feel
The pangs which griefs like mine reveal:
Adieu! for Morning's on his way,
And bids me close my Roundelay.
Scheme | AAXXBC DDEEBC FFCCBC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 010010111 01010111 01010101 11010111 11111 1111101 10010111 11110101 01011101 11011101 010111 11011001 0110101 111111111 01111101 01110111 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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