Analysis of A Song.

John Carr, Sir 1772 – 1832 (London, United Kingdom)



These shades were made for Love alone, -
Here only smiles and kisses sweet
Shall play around his flow'ry throne,
And doves shall sentinel the seat.

Come, Delia! 'tis a genial day;
It bids us to his bow'r repair: -
"But what will little Cupid say?" -
"Say! sweet? - why, give a welcome there."

There not a tell-tale beam shall peep
Upon thy beauty's rich display, -
There not a breeze shall dare to sweep
The leaves, to whisper what we say.


Scheme ABAB CDCD ECEC
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011101 11010101 1101111 01110001 11010101 111111101 11110101 11110101 11011111 0111101 11011111 01110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 434
Words 87
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Carr, Sir

Sir John Carr (1772–1832) was an English barrister and (travel) writer. more…

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