Analysis of "lest thee wake"
If you could see,
through the dim light me,
abused by the hands laid,
upon which saved.
The morning clouds,
on which I walk found,
the trebled sound skies,
upon noon eyes.
Shake undo ways,
felt unto thy days,
advice to relive,
of which I give.
Empathy dies,
on so often fly's,
of the wine flowing,
lest wake mourning.
| Scheme | AAXX XXBB CCDD BAEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 1111 10111 011011 0111 0101 11111 01011 0111 1011 11011 01101 1111 1001 11101 10110 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 302 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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