Analysis of Sonnet IX.
Charlotte Smith 1749 (London) – 1806 (Tilford, Surrey)
BLEST is yon shepherd, on the turf reclined,
Who on the varied clouds which float above
Lies idly gazing--while his vacant mind
Pours out some tale antique of rural love!
Ah! he has never felt the pangs that move
Th' indignant spirit, when with selfish pride
Friends, on whose faith the trusting heart relied,
Unkindly shun th' imploring eye of woe!
The ills they ought to soothe with taunts deride,
And laugh at tears themselves have forced to flow.
Nor his rude bosom those fine feelings melt,
Children of Sentiment and Knowledge born,
Through whom each shaft with cruel force is felt,
Empoison'd by deceit--or barb'd with scorn.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 1101011101 1101011101 1111011101 1111010111 110101011101 1111010101 1111010111 0111111101 0111011111 1111011101 1011000101 1111110111 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 502 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 108 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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